Earth to Mars Ballistic Mission Opportunities from Naro Space Center

• Main Authors: Sung-Moon Yoo, Young-Joo Song, Eun-Seo Park, Sang-Young Park, Kyu-Hong Choi, Jae-Cheol Yoon, Jo-Ryeong Yim, Bang-Yeop Kim, Han-Dol Kim, Joon-Min Choi, Byung-Kyo Kim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Space Science Society (KSSS) 2003-12-01
• Series: Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
• Subjects: Mars; launch window; daily launch window
• Online Access: http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2003/v20n4/OJOOBS_2003_v20n4_299.pdf
• ISSN: 2093-5587; 2093-1409

Earth to Mars ballistic mission opportunities from Naro Space Center are studied. Determining ballistic mission opportunities can be divided into two major parts, i.e. the launch window and the daily launch window determination. At the launch window determination parts, Porkchop diagrams of Earth launch C3 magnitude, total mission duration, declination of V∞ vector at the Earth launch, and declination & right ascension of V∞ vector at the Mars arrival are examined. The location of launch site and rotation effects of the Earth are considered during the daily launch window determination parts. Using Lambert method, various Porkchop diagrams of launching in 2027 are examined for example. The daily launch window of Naro Space Center at that year was checked to verify the launch possibility by comparing with the Kennedy Space Center.