I want to fly the Hayabusa from BrianJ's M-V mission pack. But there are some issues:
- Ion engines. They are very efficient, but very weak (i.e. you have to thrust continuously for several months). I've read that [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3815"]IEAT[/ame] MFD can be used for this.
- How would you use IEAT + IMFD to transfer back to Earth, arriving on May 19, 2004 in order to perform a slingshot that would have me arrive at 25143 Itokawa on September 12, 2005? The IEAT description says to use it in conjunction with the Delta Velocity program in IMFD, but that involves manually setting the burn date and velocity vectors, which is impractical for trying to be accurate with the actual date when performing the Earth fly-by.
- Ion engines. They are very efficient, but very weak (i.e. you have to thrust continuously for several months). I've read that [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3815"]IEAT[/ame] MFD can be used for this.
- How would you use IEAT + IMFD to transfer back to Earth, arriving on May 19, 2004 in order to perform a slingshot that would have me arrive at 25143 Itokawa on September 12, 2005? The IEAT description says to use it in conjunction with the Delta Velocity program in IMFD, but that involves manually setting the burn date and velocity vectors, which is impractical for trying to be accurate with the actual date when performing the Earth fly-by.
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