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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 .

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Example Uranus orbit insertion outside the zeta ring. Uranus orbit insertion maneuver traverses Uranus’s ring plane in the ϵ-ν ring gap (left). Uranus orbit insertion (UOI) burn (1.62 hr duration, 1331 m s⁻¹) as viewed from Earth (right). While this example occurs in full view of ground stations, this is not a feature of all UOI geometries, where some portion of the burn is typically occulted with respect to Earth. Uranus’s orbital velocity vector is indicated for reference. Reproduced from D. Ellison et al. (2025).

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