Launch Information
Launch Date/Time: 1972-03-03T01:49:00Z
Launch Vehicle: Atlas-Centaur
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States
Trajectory Description
No description available.
Trajectory Details
Type: Interplanetary cruise |
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Central Body: Sun |
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Epoch start (UTC): 1972-03-03 01:49:00 |
Epoch stop (UTC): 1973-12-04 02:25:00 |
Orbital Parameters |
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Periapsis | Apoapsis | Period | Inclination | Eccentricity |
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0.99 AU | 5.97 AU | 2368.33 days | 1.916° | 0.71514 |
Regions Traversed |
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Interplanetary Medium |
Solar wind |
Type: Flyby |
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Central Body: Jupiter |
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Closest approach time (UTC): 1973-12-04 02:25:00 |
Orbital Parameters |
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Periapsis | Apoapsis | Period | Inclination | Eccentricity |
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2.85 AU | | | 13.800° | 0.00000 |
Regions Traversed |
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Bow shock |
Magnetopause |
Magnetosphere |
Magnetotail |
Plasmapause |
Plasmasphere |
Rings |
Trapped particle belts |
Type: Solar system escape |
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Central Body: Sun |
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Epoch start (UTC): 1973-12-04 02:25:01 |
Epoch stop (UTC): |
Orbital Parameters |
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Periapsis | Apoapsis | Period | Inclination | Eccentricity |
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5.10 AU | | | 3.139° | 1.73720 |
Regions Traversed |
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Heliopause |
Interplanetary Medium |
Solar wind |
Apside Definitions
Unit | Definition |
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AU | Astronomical units (1 AU = 1.495979E8 km) |