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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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Caption: Figure 7.

Concept of operations a satellite-focused orbit. Science observations were interleaved with downlinks, battery recharging, optical navigation (OpNav) images, and required orbital trim maneuvers (OTM) and reaction wheel desaturations (DSAT) while balancing the power and data volume available.

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