- 21 Jan 2014 20:39
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Yesterday the Rosetta prope has woken up from deep space hibernation. Later this year it will orbit and deploy a lander on a comet for the first time.
The mission is a great example for crazy orbital mechanics. I guess its easy to calculate with computers but still.
Voyage (there have been comet flybies in the past but entering the elliptic orbit of comets seems to be a challenge):
[youtube]iEQuE5N3rwQ[/youtube]
Final approach (apparently the probe should not enter the comet's coma, among other constraints).
[youtube]hplkIritIn8[/youtube]
The mission is a great example for crazy orbital mechanics. I guess its easy to calculate with computers but still.
Voyage (there have been comet flybies in the past but entering the elliptic orbit of comets seems to be a challenge):
[youtube]iEQuE5N3rwQ[/youtube]
Final approach (apparently the probe should not enter the comet's coma, among other constraints).
[youtube]hplkIritIn8[/youtube]
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