You are trying to send a spacecraft to Saturn. Currently your spacecraft is in a circular...

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You are trying to send a spacecraft to Saturn. Currently your spacecraft is in a circular orbit around the Sun at a distance of 1.2 AU. To reach Saturn, which is 9.54 AU from the Sun, you must perform a Hohmann transfer. 1 AU is 1.496 108 km. Assume the mass of the Sun is 1.98 1030 kg. a. Calculate the Au required to put your spacecraft into an elliptical orbit about the Sun with Saturn's orbit at its apogee. b. At the apogee, calculate the Au required to put your spacecraft into a circular orbit about the Sun. c. What is the total Au required to perform the maneuver and how long (in years) is the transfer time? You are trying to send a spacecraft to Saturn. Currently your spacecraft is in a circular orbit around the Sun at a distance of 1.2 AU. To reach Saturn, which is 9.54 AU from the Sun, you must perform a Hohmann transfer. 1 AU is 1.496 108 km. Assume the mass of the Sun is 1.98 1030 kg. a. Calculate the Au required to put your spacecraft into an elliptical orbit about the Sun with Saturn's orbit at its apogee. b. At the apogee, calculate the Au required to put your spacecraft into a circular orbit about the Sun. c. What is the total Au required to perform the maneuver and how long (in years) is the transfer time?