Comment by BurningFrog

Comment by BurningFrog 2 days ago

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They plan to get a more polar orbit each time they get close to Venus: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/01/Solar_Orbi...

Not sure if 33° angle in 2029 is the final "polarity" or if they'll keep tilting after that.

widforss 2 days ago

Wouldn't the tilt affect the gravity assist of Venus?

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zamadatix 2 days ago

The planning of sure, you've gotta make sure you're crossing the plane at the time, but gravity assist itself is otherwise the same though.

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- widforss 2 days ago
  
  At the time, every time, and the position of Venus changes with every orbit. But I guess the folks at ESA are proficient in math.
  
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  labster 2 days ago
  
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  lionkor 2 days ago
  
  Looks like they dont, seeing how it hasn't crashed and burnt horribly
  
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