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The article led me to believe you would avoid a Hohmann transfer with ballistic capture by flying it into a similar orbit and letting the planet slowly creep up
by eastbayjake 11y ago
The article led me to believe you would avoid a Hohmann transfer with ballistic capture by flying it into a similar orbit and letting the planet slowly creep up on the probe and pull it into orbit. Am I misreading that?
- Dylan16807 11y agoYou're cutting the final burn but you're still pulling roughly the same maneuver, by taking an orbit that peaks at about the same altitude as pluto, and that is a slow orbit.