Small Mars Mission Architecture Study

Table 2

Overview of the approximate transfer ΔV (m/s) assumed for different mission options for solar electric propulsion (SEP) concepts.

	Transfer to
Transfer from	Earth escape; C3∼0 km^2/s^2	Mars arrival; V∞∼0 km/s	TASO	LMO
Mars arrival; V∞∼0 km/s	n/a	n/a	1,000 m/s	3,000 m/s
Earth escape; C3∼4 km^2/s^2	n/a	4,000 m/s	5,000 m/s	7,000 m/s
Earth escape; C3∼0 km^2/s^2	n/a	5,700 m/s	6,700 m/s	8,700 m/s
GTO	3,700 m/s	9,400 m/s	10,400 m/s	12,400 m/s