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Uranus Orbiter and Probe: Mission Challenges and Concept Updates Since the Origins, Worlds, and Life Decadal Survey

  • Authors: Amy A. Simon, Richard C. Anderson, Daniel T. Gallagher, Michael J. Amato, Donald H. Ellison, Jacob A. Englander, Carl Engelbrecht, Noble Hatten, Richard S. Saylor, Chloe B. Beddingfield, Richard J. Cartwright, Nancy L. Chabot, Ian J. Cohen, Kathleen Mandt, Tom A. Nordheim, Lynnae C. Quick

Amy A. Simon et al 2026 The Planetary Science Journal 7 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 1.

Orbit insertion approach angle comparisons. Unlike typical Jupiter arrival geometries (left) (Galileo, reproduced from L. D’Amario et al. 1992), Uranus approach (right) involves a large approach angle, increasing the magnitude of the required orbit insertion burn.

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