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! Departure Date <ref name=Mission_opportunities> Cyrus Foster, Matthew Daniels - ''Mission Opportunities for Human Exploration of Nearby Planetary Bodies.'' in AIA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition, 30 August - 2 September 2010, Anaheim, California ISBN AIAA 2010-8609</ref>!! Mission Duration (years) !! Time spent at destination !! Injection (C3/∆v), km/s !! Post-escape ∆v, km/s !! Destination Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s !! Earth Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s
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! Mission type <ref name=Opposition_and_Conjunction> Bryan Mattfeld, Chel Stromgren - ''Trades Between Opposition and Conjunction Class Trajectories for Early Human Mission to Mars'' in AIAA Space 2014; 4-7 Aug. 2014; San Diego, California</ref>!! Total mission duration, days !! Earth-Mars trip, days !! Time spent at destination !! Mars-Earth trip, days !! Total ∆V, km/s !! Trans-Mars Injection, km/s !! Mars Orbital Insertion, km/s !! Trans-Earth Injection, km/s
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| Conjuction || 10005 || 198 || 558 || 197 || 2.81 || 0.50 || 1.25 || 1.06
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| Opposition || 560 || 177 || 40 || 342 || 5.69 || 0.61 || 1.75 || 3.33
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! Departure Date <ref name=Mission_opportunities> Cyrus Foster, Matthew Daniels - ''Mission Opportunities for Human Exploration of Nearby Planetary Bodies'' in AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition, 30 August - 2 September 2010, Anaheim, California ISBN AIAA 2010-8609</ref>!! Mission Duration (years) !! Time spent at destination !! Injection (C3/∆v), km/s !! Post-escape ∆v, km/s !! Destination Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s !! Earth Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s
 
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| 19-Jul-2020 || 1.50 || 1 month || 14.5/3.87 || 2.80 || 1.41/6.2 || 0.86/11.8
 
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! Departure Date <ref name=Mission_opportunities> Cyrus Foster, Matthew Daniels - ''Mission Opportunities for Human Exploration of Nearby Planetary Bodies.'' in AIA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition, 30 August - 2 September 2010, Anaheim, California ISBN AIAA 2010-8609</ref>!! Mission Duration (years) !! Time spent at destination !! Injection (C3/∆v), km/s !! Post-escape ∆v, km/s !! Destination Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s !! Earth Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s
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! Departure Date <ref name=Mission_opportunities> Cyrus Foster, Matthew Daniels - ''Mission Opportunities for Human Exploration of Nearby Planetary Bodies'' in AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition, 30 August - 2 September 2010, Anaheim, California ISBN AIAA 2010-8609</ref>!! Mission Duration (years) !! Time spent at destination !! Injection (C3/∆v), km/s !! Post-escape ∆v, km/s !! Destination Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s !! Earth Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s
 
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| 4-Aug-2020 || 2.53 || 1.40 years || 15.7/3.92 || 1.45 || 0.70/5.5 || 0.80/11.7
 
| 4-Aug-2020 || 2.53 || 1.40 years || 15.7/3.92 || 1.45 || 0.70/5.5 || 0.80/11.7

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Comparison conjunction and opposite mission type:

Mission type [1] Total mission duration, days Earth-Mars trip, days Time spent at destination Mars-Earth trip, days Total ∆V, km/s Trans-Mars Injection, km/s Mars Orbital Insertion, km/s Trans-Earth Injection, km/s
Conjuction 10005 198 558 197 2.81 0.50 1.25 1.06
Opposition 560 177 40 342 5.69 0.61 1.75 3.33

Examples of near future missions

Mars short-stay (opposition) mission:

Departure Date [2] Mission Duration (years) Time spent at destination Injection (C3/∆v), km/s Post-escape ∆v, km/s Destination Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s Earth Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s
19-Jul-2020 1.50 1 month 14.5/3.87 2.80 1.41/6.2 0.86/11.8
22-Oct-2021 1.39 1 month 14.4/3.86 2.80 3.48/8.2 0.47/11.4
14-Sep-2023 1.64 1 month 25.7/4.34 0.99 3.29/8.0 0.48/11.4

Mars long-stay (conjunction) mission:

Departure Date [2] Mission Duration (years) Time spent at destination Injection (C3/∆v), km/s Post-escape ∆v, km/s Destination Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s Earth Aerocapture (∆V/Inertial), km/s
4-Aug-2020 2.53 1.40 years 15.7/3.92 1.45 0.70/5.5 0.80/11.7
15-Sep-2022 2.63 0.85 years 14.4/3.86 0.94 0.88/5.6 0.50/11.4
14-Oct-2024 2.62 0.87 years 12.1/3.76 0.82 0.73/5.5 0.58/11.5

References

  1. Bryan Mattfeld, Chel Stromgren - Trades Between Opposition and Conjunction Class Trajectories for Early Human Mission to Mars in AIAA Space 2014; 4-7 Aug. 2014; San Diego, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 Cyrus Foster, Matthew Daniels - Mission Opportunities for Human Exploration of Nearby Planetary Bodies in AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition, 30 August - 2 September 2010, Anaheim, California ISBN AIAA 2010-8609