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performed aerobraking experiments using the Earth's atmosphere. Hiten
made a close approach to the moon at 22:33 JST (UTC+9h) on February 15,
1992 at the height of 423 km from the moon's surface (35.3N, 9.7E) and
fired its propulsion system for about ten minutes to put the craft into
lunar orbit. The following is the orbital calculation results after the
approach:
Apoapsis Altitude: about 49,400 km
Periapsis Altitude: about 9,600 km
Inclination : 34.7 deg (to ecliptic plane)
Period : 4.7 days
I also recommend reading the following works, categorized in three
groups: General overviews, specific books on particular space missions,
and periodical sources on space probes. This list is by no means
complete; it is primarily designed to give you places to start your
research through generally available works on the subject. If anyone can
add pertinent works to the list, it would be greatly appreciated.
Though naturally I recommend all the books listed below, I think it
would be best if you started out with the general overview books, in
order to give you a clear idea of the history of space exploration in
this area. I also recommend that you pick up some good, up-to-date
general works on astronomy and the Sol system, to give you some extra
background. Most of these books and periodicals can be found in any good
public and university library. Some of the more recently published works
can also be purchased in and/or ordered through any good mass- market
bookstore.
General Overviews (in alphabetical order by author):
J. Kelly Beatty et al, THE NEW SOLAR SYSTEM, 1990.
Merton E. Davies and Bruce C. Murray, THE VIEW FROM SPACE:
Kenneth Gatland, THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPACE
Kenneth Gatland, ROBOT EXPLORERS, 1972
R. Greeley, PLANETARY LANDSCAPES, 1987
Douglas Hart, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOVIET SPACECRAFT, 1987
Nicholas L. Johnson, HANDBOOK OF SOVIET LUNAR AND PLANETARY
Clayton R. Koppes, JPL AND THE AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAM: A
Richard S. Lewis, THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE
Mark Littman, PLANETS BEYOND: DISCOVERING THE OUTER SOLAR
Eugene F. Mallove and Gregory L. Matloff, THE STARFLIGHT
Frank Miles and Nicholas Booth, RACE TO MARS: THE MARS
Bruce Murray, JOURNEY INTO SPACE, 1989
Oran W. Nicks, FAR TRAVELERS, 1985 (NASA SP-480)
James E. Oberg, UNCOVERING SOVIET DISASTERS: EXPLORING THE
Carl Sagan, COMET, 1986
Carl Sagan, THE COSMIC CONNECTION, 1973
Carl Sagan, PLANETS, 1969 (LIFE Science Library)
Arthur Smith, PLANETARY EXPLORATION: THIRTY YEARS OF UNMANNED
Andrew Wilson, (JANE'S) SOLAR SYSTEM LOG, 1987
Specific Mission References:
Charles A. Cross and Patrick Moore, THE ATLAS OF MERCURY, 1977
(The MARINER 10 mission to Venus and Mercury, 1973-1975)
Joel Davis, FLYBY: THE INTERPLANETARY ODYSSEY OF VOYAGER 2, 1987
Irl Newlan, FIRST TO VENUS: THE STORY OF MARINER 2, 1963
Margaret Poynter and Arthur L. Lane, VOYAGER: THE STORY OF A
Carl Sagan, MURMURS OF EARTH, 1978 (Deals with the Earth
information records placed on VOYAGER 1 and 2 in case the
probes are found by intelligences in interstellar space,
as well as the probes and planetary mission objectives
themselves.)
Other works and periodicals:
NASA has published very detailed and technical books on every space
probe mission it has launched. Good university libraries will carry
these books, and they are easily found simply by knowing which mission
you wish to read about. I recommend these works after you first study
some of the books listed above.
Some periodicals I recommend for reading on space probes are NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC, which has written articles on the PIONEER probes to Earth's
Moon Luna and the Jovian planets Jupiter and Saturn, the RANGER,
SURVEYOR, LUNAR ORBITER, and APOLLO missions to Luna, the MARINER
missions to Mercury, Venus, and Mars, the VIKING probes to Mars, and the
VOYAGER missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
More details on American, Soviet, European, and Japanese probe missions
can be found in SKY AND TELESCOPE, ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE, NATURE, and
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN magazines. TIME, NEWSWEEK, and various major
newspapers can supply not only general information on certain missions,
but also show you what else was going on with Earth at the time events
were unfolding, if that is of interest to you. Space missions are
affected by numerous political, economic, and climatic factors, as you
probably know.
Depending on just how far your interest in space probes will go, you
might also wish to join The Planetary Society, one of the largest space
groups in the world dedicated to planetary exploration. Their
periodical, THE PLANETARY REPORT, details the latest space probe
missions. Write to The Planetary Society, 65 North Catalina Avenue,
Pasadena, California 91106 USA.
Good luck with your studies in this area of space exploration. I
personally find planetary missions to be one of the more exciting areas
in this field, and the benefits human society has and will receive from
it are incredible, with many yet to be realized.
Larry Klaes [email protected]
NEXT: FAQ #11/15 - Upcoming planetary probes - missions and schedules
[email protected] (Ron Baalke) writes:
>According the IAU Circular #5744, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 1993e, may be
>temporarily in orbit around Jupiter. The comet had apparently made a
>close flyby of Jupiter sometime in 1992 resulting in the breakup of the
>comet.
Ooooh -- who would have thought that Galileo would get the chance to
check out a comet TOO?!?
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (R. E. McElwaine) writes:
\|> In March 1993, Russian President Boris Yeltsin
\|> proposed to the United States and the United Nations a global
\|> defense shield (with "Star Wars"-type weapons) AGAINST

performed aerobraking experiments using the Earth's atmosphere. Hiten

made a close approach to the moon at 22:33 JST (UTC+9h) on February 15,

1992 at the height of 423 km from the moon's surface (35.3N, 9.7E) and

fired its propulsion system for about ten minutes to put the craft into

lunar orbit. The following is the orbital calculation results after the

approach:

Apoapsis Altitude: about 49,400 km

Periapsis Altitude: about 9,600 km

Inclination : 34.7 deg (to ecliptic plane)

Period : 4.7 days

I also recommend reading the following works, categorized in three

groups: General overviews, specific books on particular space missions,

and periodical sources on space probes. This list is by no means

complete; it is primarily designed to give you places to start your

research through generally available works on the subject. If anyone can

add pertinent works to the list, it would be greatly appreciated.

Though naturally I recommend all the books listed below, I think it

would be best if you started out with the general overview books, in

order to give you a clear idea of the history of space exploration in

this area. I also recommend that you pick up some good, up-to-date

general works on astronomy and the Sol system, to give you some extra

background. Most of these books and periodicals can be found in any good

public and university library. Some of the more recently published works

can also be purchased in and/or ordered through any good mass- market

bookstore.

General Overviews (in alphabetical order by author):

J. Kelly Beatty et al, THE NEW SOLAR SYSTEM, 1990.

Merton E. Davies and Bruce C. Murray, THE VIEW FROM SPACE:

Kenneth Gatland, THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPACE

Kenneth Gatland, ROBOT EXPLORERS, 1972

R. Greeley, PLANETARY LANDSCAPES, 1987

Douglas Hart, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOVIET SPACECRAFT, 1987

Nicholas L. Johnson, HANDBOOK OF SOVIET LUNAR AND PLANETARY

Clayton R. Koppes, JPL AND THE AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAM: A

Richard S. Lewis, THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE

Mark Littman, PLANETS BEYOND: DISCOVERING THE OUTER SOLAR

Eugene F. Mallove and Gregory L. Matloff, THE STARFLIGHT

Frank Miles and Nicholas Booth, RACE TO MARS: THE MARS

Bruce Murray, JOURNEY INTO SPACE, 1989

Oran W. Nicks, FAR TRAVELERS, 1985 (NASA SP-480)

James E. Oberg, UNCOVERING SOVIET DISASTERS: EXPLORING THE

Carl Sagan, COMET, 1986

Carl Sagan, THE COSMIC CONNECTION, 1973

Carl Sagan, PLANETS, 1969 (LIFE Science Library)

Arthur Smith, PLANETARY EXPLORATION: THIRTY YEARS OF UNMANNED

Andrew Wilson, (JANE'S) SOLAR SYSTEM LOG, 1987

Specific Mission References:

Charles A. Cross and Patrick Moore, THE ATLAS OF MERCURY, 1977

(The MARINER 10 mission to Venus and Mercury, 1973-1975)

Joel Davis, FLYBY: THE INTERPLANETARY ODYSSEY OF VOYAGER 2, 1987

Irl Newlan, FIRST TO VENUS: THE STORY OF MARINER 2, 1963

Margaret Poynter and Arthur L. Lane, VOYAGER: THE STORY OF A

Carl Sagan, MURMURS OF EARTH, 1978 (Deals with the Earth

information records placed on VOYAGER 1 and 2 in case the

probes are found by intelligences in interstellar space,

as well as the probes and planetary mission objectives

themselves.)

Other works and periodicals:

NASA has published very detailed and technical books on every space

probe mission it has launched. Good university libraries will carry

these books, and they are easily found simply by knowing which mission

you wish to read about. I recommend these works after you first study

some of the books listed above.

Some periodicals I recommend for reading on space probes are NATIONAL

GEOGRAPHIC, which has written articles on the PIONEER probes to Earth's

Moon Luna and the Jovian planets Jupiter and Saturn, the RANGER,

SURVEYOR, LUNAR ORBITER, and APOLLO missions to Luna, the MARINER

missions to Mercury, Venus, and Mars, the VIKING probes to Mars, and the

VOYAGER missions to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

More details on American, Soviet, European, and Japanese probe missions

can be found in SKY AND TELESCOPE, ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE, NATURE, and

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN magazines. TIME, NEWSWEEK, and various major

newspapers can supply not only general information on certain missions,

but also show you what else was going on with Earth at the time events

were unfolding, if that is of interest to you. Space missions are

affected by numerous political, economic, and climatic factors, as you

probably know.

Depending on just how far your interest in space probes will go, you

might also wish to join The Planetary Society, one of the largest space

groups in the world dedicated to planetary exploration. Their

periodical, THE PLANETARY REPORT, details the latest space probe

missions. Write to The Planetary Society, 65 North Catalina Avenue,

Pasadena, California 91106 USA.

Good luck with your studies in this area of space exploration. I

personally find planetary missions to be one of the more exciting areas

in this field, and the benefits human society has and will receive from

it are incredible, with many yet to be realized.

Larry Klaes [email protected]

NEXT: FAQ #11/15 - Upcoming planetary probes - missions and schedules

[email protected] (Ron Baalke) writes:

>According the IAU Circular #5744, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 1993e, may be

>temporarily in orbit around Jupiter. The comet had apparently made a

>close flyby of Jupiter sometime in 1992 resulting in the breakup of the

>comet.

Ooooh -- who would have thought that Galileo would get the chance to

check out a comet TOO?!?

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (R. E. McElwaine) writes:

|> In March 1993, Russian President Boris Yeltsin

|> proposed to the United States and the United Nations a global

|> defense shield (with "Star Wars"-type weapons) AGAINST