Research Article

Optimal Trajectory Determination and Mission Design for Asteroid/Deep-Space Exploration via Multibody Gravity Assist Maneuvers

Table 13

Mission total and orbiter to Ceres for 30-year time span and 200-year time span.

SingleDoubleTriple

30 years
 Total10.971 Km/s10.021 Km/s16.203 Km/s
 Orbiter5.277 Km/s6.118 Km/s10.101 Km/s
200 years
 Total10.340 Km/s10.365 Km/s13.229 Km/s
 Orbiter5.457 Km/s5.934 Km/s8.796 Km/s