Magellan

Launch Information

Launch Date: 1989-05-04 at 18:46:59 UTC
Launch Vehicle: Shuttle-Inertial Upper Stage
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States

Trajectory Description

No description available.

Trajectory Details

Type: Orbiter
Central Body: Sun
Epoch start: 1989-05-15 00:33:46 UTC
Epoch stop: 1989-11-08 12:15:00 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
0.6990000009536743 AU	1.0110000371932983 AU	288.6499938964844 days	0.7808274626731873°	0.18267452716827393
Regions Traversed
Interplanetary Medium
Solar wind

Type: Orbiter
Central Body: Sun
Epoch start: 1989-11-08 12:15:00 UTC
Epoch stop: 1990-08-10 00:00:00 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
0.7039999961853027 AU	1.0110000371932983 AU	289.7799987792969 days	0.7630569338798523°	0.17936624586582184
Regions Traversed
Interplanetary Medium
Solar wind

Type: Orbiter
Central Body: Venus
Epoch start: 1990-08-10 00:00:00 UTC
Epoch stop: 1992-09-15 00:00:00 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
1.0477999448776245 RV	2.397599935531616 RV	3.259000062942505 hours	85.5°	0.3917689919471741
Regions Traversed
Plasmasphere
Solar wind

Type: Orbiter
Central Body: Venus
Epoch start: 1992-09-15 00:00:00 UTC
Epoch stop: 1994-10-12 00:00:00 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
1.0300999879837036 RV	2.411600112915039 RV	3.256999969482422 hours	85.5°	0.40139999985694885
Regions Traversed
Plasmasphere
Solar wind

Key to Apside Units

Unit	Defined as	Equivalent metric measure
RV	Cytherean (Venus) radii	6,052 km
AU	Astronomical Unit	1.495979 x 108 km