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NEAR: orbit 1 |
NEAR orbit from Launch to Momentum Dump: 17- 24/02/1996.
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NEAR: orbit 2 |
NEAR orbit from Momentum Dump to TCM-1: 24/02 - 02/03/1996.
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NEAR: orbit 3 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-1 to TCM-2: 02/03-13/09/1996.
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NEAR: orbit 4 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-2 to TCM-3: 13/09/1996-6/01/1997.
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NEAR: orbit 5 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-3 to TCM-4: 6-29/01/1997.
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NEAR: orbit 6 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-4 to TCM-5: 29/01-18/06/1997.
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NEAR: orbit 7 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-5 to TCM-7 (asteroid 253 Mathilde flyby): 18/06-3/07/1997.
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NEAR: orbit 8 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-7 to TCM-8: 3-23/071997.
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NEAR: orbit 9 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-8 to TCM-9: 23/07-17/11/1997.
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NEAR: orbit 10 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-9 to TCM-10: 17/11/1997-9/01/1998.
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NEAR: orbit 11 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-10 to Earth Swingby: 9/01-21/01/1998.
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NEAR: orbit 12 |
NEAR: Earth Swingby (hyperbolic orbit): 21-24/01/1998.
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NEAR: orbit 13 |
NEAR orbit from Earth Swing-by to TCM-12: 24/01-01/04/1998.
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NEAR: orbit 14 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-12 to TCM-15: 01/04-14/10/1998.
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NEAR: orbit 15 |
NEAR orbit from TCM-15 to the 1st Rendezvous Braking Maneuver (RND): 14/10-20/12/1998.
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NEAR: orbit 16 |
NEAR orbit from RND-1 to RND-2: 20-28/12/1998.
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NEAR: orbit 17 |
NEAR orbit from RND-2 to RND-3: 16h 06m-22h 02m 28/12/1998.
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NEAR: orbit 18 |
NEAR orbit from RND-3 to RND-4: 28/12/1998-3/01/1999.
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NEAR: orbit 19 |
NEAR orbit from RND-4 to EROS: 3-10/01/1999.
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NEAR: orbit 20 |
NEAR: following EROS (planned orbit): 10/01/1999-06/02/2000 (end of the mission).
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NEAR: total orbit |
The total trajectory of NEAR from its launch to EROS:Feb.17, 1996 - Feb. 6, 2000.
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