Question: Please help me NASA is planning to send a spacecraft from Earth to Mercury. For the purposes of this assignment, let's assume a coplanar transfer

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NASA is planning to send a spacecraft from Earth to Mercury. For the purposes of this assignment, let's assume a coplanar transfer between circular planetary orbits and there is no gravitational influence from Venus. Assume the upper stage of the launch vehicle performs the Trans Mercury Injection (vTMI) in from a circular low-Earth orbit at alt = 202 km. The mission calls for a periapsis altitude at Mercury of rp = 122 km. Unless otherwise noted, use 4 decimal places in your calculations and answers, as applicable.

Use the information below regarding the parameters for this assignment:

Gravitational Parameter (Earth)E = 3.986 x 105 km3 /s2
Gravitational Parameter (Mercury)M = 2.2033 x 104 km3 /s2
Gravitational Parameter (Sun)S = 1.327124 x 1011 km3 /s2 (1 AU3 /TU2)
Semimajor Axis (Earth)rE = 1.0000 AU
Semimajor Axis (Mercury)rM = 0.3871 AU
Canonical Units (1 AU)1 AU = 149597871 km
Canonical Units (1 TU)1 TU = 5022643 s (58.1324 days)
Canonical Units (1 AU/TU)1 AU/TU = 29.7847 km/s
  1. Calculate the semimajor axis for this Earth-Mercury Hohmann transfer. Express your answer in AU and km. (6 Points)
  2. Calculate the flight time (tH) for the interplanetary cruise of this Hohmann-transfer ellipse. Express your answer in days, hours, minutes, and seconds (i.e., 2:2:25:23 or 2 days, 2 hr, 25 min, 23 s). Use 4 decimal places in your calculations, none required in the final answer. (6 Points)
  3. Calculate the energy () for this Hohmann transfer ellipse. Express your answer in both AU2/TU2 and km2/s2. (6 Points)
  4. Calculate the Sun-relative velocity (v1) at Earth departure (Aphelion on the Hohmann transfer). Express your answer in both AU/TU and km/s. (7 Points)
  5. Calculate the Earth-relative hyperbolic excel velocity (v+). Express your answer in both AU/TU and km/s. (6 Points)
  6. Calculate the launch energy (C3) required for this mission. Express your answer in both AU2/TU2 and km2/s2. (6 Points)
  7. Calculate the energy of the Earth-departure hyperbola (E). Express your answer in both AU2/TU2 and km2/s2. (6 Points)
  8. Calculate the circular parking orbit velocity (vLEO) and the perigee velocity (vp) of the Earth-departure hyperbola. Express your answer in km/s. (7 Points)
  9. Determine the velocity impulse (vTMI) needed in the LEO for the "trans-Mercury injection" (TMI). Express your answer in km/s. (6 Points)
  10. Calculate the Sun-relative velocity (v2) at Mercury's SOI (perihelion on the Hohmann transfer). Express your answer in both AU/TU and km/s. (7 Points)
  11. Calculate Mercury's orbit velocity (vM). Express your answer in both AU/TU and km/s. (6 Points)
  12. Calculate the Mercury-relative hyperbolic arrival velocity (v). Express your answer in both AU/TU and km/s. (7 Points)
  13. Calculate the B-plane offset distance (d) for the target periapsis altitude altp = 122 km. Express your answer in km. (6 Points)
  14. Compute the spacecraft's velocity at periapsis passage (vp). Express your answer in km/s. (6 Points)
  15. Calculate the low-Mercury orbit speed (vLMO) for the circular orbit of the spacecraft. Express your answer in km/s. (6 Points)
  16. Calculate the impulse (v) required for insertion into a circular Mercury orbit. Express your answer in km/s. (6 Points)

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