SWARM: A Mission to Ceres
Home Introduction Mission Overview Spacecraft Design Mission Profile Mission Operations Conclusion Appendix Bibliography

 

Welcome to the homepage for my "A Mission to Ceres" Project.  I have broken it down into 8 different pages.  Each page corresponds to the section headings found in the outline below.  Click on any section heading to open that page. I suggest starting with the introduction. Each page contains links that will allow you to "page" back and forth through the pages. 

Introduction

Historical Observations
Current Knowledge
What We Need To Know
Mission Overview

Science Objectives

Spacecraft Design

Instrumentation
Propulsion
Power
Communications, Command, and Control

Mission Profile

Launch Phase
Launch Vehicle
Launch Windows
Cruise Phase
Trajectory Analysis
Encounter Phase
Primary Mission
Follow-on Activities

Mission Operations

Mission Control
Communications
Data Archiving and Dissemination
Cost Estimates

Conclusion

Appendix

Hohmann Transfer Orbit Calculation Results
Min / Max Comparison

Bibliography

This site was created in fulfillment of SAO course requirements 
for HET610, Semester 1, 2001 by Dennis Ward.
©2001 by Dennis Ward, All rights reserved.