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Article #992Direct ascent trajectory
From: Jeff Goldader
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1990 19:22
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1990 19:22
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Does anyone know what advantages the direct ascent launch trajectory gives? I've heard of it being used several times, but never really heard *why* it's used. I do know it makes the OMS-1 burn unnecessary, which leads me to believe it gives a higher apogee on the initial orbit, but that's about it. Thanks in advance... Jeff Goldader University of Hawaii goldader@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu Institute for Astronomy UH and the IfA don't know what I say, and I don't care what they think, and we're happy that way.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ames!uhccux!goldader From: goldader@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Jeff Goldader) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Direct ascent trajectory Message-ID: <6124@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> Date: 11 Jan 90 19:22:24 GMT Distribution: na Organization: University of Hawaii Lines: 13