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#1 Re: Interplanetary transportation » Launch dates for low energy transfers » 2005-08-12 14:12:54

Hello!

I am working on a project for university on low energy transfers to Mars. The idea is to send a module for living to Mars and then later send the crew. The crew could be launched in 2033, as there is a launch window requiring comparativly little energy for a 120 day fast transfer. Obviously the module for living need to be sent Mars beforehand.
There is a low energy transfer launching in 2031, from the data I have got it looks like it is in the first quarter of 2031.
Can anyone tell me the exact date of this launch window? The module is to be sent with the least possible energy, i.e. on a conjunction-class (also call Hohmann-type) transfer.

Thank you very much

Oliver

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