Small Mars Mission Architecture Study

Table 1

Overview of the approximate transfer ΔV (m/s) assumed for different mission options for chemical propulsion (CP) concepts.

	Transfer to
Transfer from	Hyperbolic arrival orbit	4-Sol orbit	TASO	LMO	LMO (with aerobraking)
4-Sol orbit	n/a	n/a	640 m/s	1,380 m/s	270 m/s
MTO/TMI	n/a	1,100 m/s	1,740 m/s	2,480 m/s	1,370 m/s
GTO	1,980 m/s	3,080 m/s	3,720 m/s	4,460 m/s	3,350 m/s
LEO	3,970 m/s	5,070 m/s	5,710 m/s	6,450 m/s	5,340 m/s