Research Article

Potential Launch Opportunities for a SmallSat Mission around the Moon Injected during a Lunar Flyby En Route to Mars

Table 6

Detailed trajectory data of the mothership for the 2031 mission.

dateJan. 8, 2031
dateNov. 9, 2031
(days)4.000
(m/s)−2.000
TLI maneuver directionAscending
(TDB)Jan. 11, 2031, 20 : 57 : 26.770
(km)198.084
(days)9.885
(TDB)Jan. 17, 2031, 21 : 15 : 48.672
(km/s)1.187
(km/s)3.112
(km/s)2.004
(km/s)2.890
(km/s)8.006
Total time of flight (days)305.000