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Mars missions can be assembled in high circular orbits far beyond the Moon, where the delta V from a high perigee launch loop ellipse is small. That delta V can be reversed to drop back to a low perigee for a rendezous with a Mars Cycler orbit.
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 . A SYSTEMATIC METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING EARTH-MARS CYCLERS USING DIRECT RETURN TRAJECTORIES [[ attachment:10.1.1.706.5302.pdf | Russell and Ocampo ]]

Cycler Orbits

Mars missions can be assembled in high circular orbits far beyond the Moon, where the delta V from a high perigee launch loop ellipse is small. That delta V can be reversed to drop back to a low perigee for a rendezous with a Mars Cycler orbit.

Mars Cycler

  • A SYSTEMATIC METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING EARTH-MARS CYCLERS USING DIRECT RETURN TRAJECTORIES Russell and Ocampo

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