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Session Proposal: Uranus Orbiter and Probe Mission Design: Advances Since the Decadal Survey (AGU25)

P049
Uranus Orbiter and Probe Mission Design: Advances Since the Decadal Survey

Session ID#: 246909

Session Description:
The Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey recommended the Uranus Orbiter and Probe as the top priority Flagship for the decade 2023-2032.  The Decadal mission concept included an instrumented orbiter plus an atmospheric probe, with a launch date in the early 2030s.  Since the Decadal, some technical parameters such as launch date, cruise and tour trajectories, power system availability, etc., have evolved based on more information and budget realities.  We invite contributions on updated mission design concepts; trajectory work; mission architecture trades, challenges, and solutions that enable robust exploration of the Uranian system; and innovative, but feasible, concepts that enhance the science return of the mission.  We encourage submissions that include how cross-disciplinary science synergies are enabled by the updated work (e.g., cruise science), but discussions of specific instrumentation or science priorities do not fall under the purview of this session.
Index Terms:

5737 Magnetospheres [PLANETARY SCIENCES: FLUID PLANETS]
5759 Rings and dust [PLANETARY SCIENCES: FLUID PLANETS]
6290 Uranian satellites [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
6293 Uranus [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener:  Amy A Simon, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Conveners:  Ian J Cohen, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Space Exploration Sector, Laurel, United States and Mark D Hofstadter, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States
 
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Zach Ulibarri1, Saima Jamal2, Ashin Alex3, Lucas Arzoumanian4, Ramchander Rao Bhaskara5, Arthur Chadwick4, Sneha Gayen6, Kyungmin Kim4, Mark Lohatepanont4, Preeti Nair7, Kenia Nova8, Carlos Oliveira9, Adam Parks10, Rachel Pride11, Suraj Singh4, Abdul Sessay12, Joshua Umansky-Castro4, Lucien Volk13, Eric Yablonski4, Martin Zhou14, Elaine Petro4, Mason Peck4, Dmitry Savransky4, Fabien Royer4 and Andrew van Paridon4, (1)Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States, (2)University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States, (3)University of Auckland, Department of Physics, Auckland, New Zealand, (4)Cornell University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ithaca, United States, (5)Texas A&M University College Station, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College Station, United States, (6)University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Urbana, United States, (7)University of North Dakota, Department of Space Studies, Grand Forks, United States, (8)University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, United States, (9)Aeronautics Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, São José dos Campos, Brazil, (10)University of Southampton, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Southampton, United Kingdom, (11)University of California Davis, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Davis, United States, (12)University of Maryland Baltimore County, Department of Systems Engineering, Baltimore, United States, (13)Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Munich, Germany, (14)Stanford University, Stanford, United States
 
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Robert Ormal Chancia1, Stephen Polly2, Geoffrey Landis3, Seth Hubbard4, Steven Oleson3, Nikhil Pokharel2, Ethan Haight5, Anthony Iovinella3, Brian O'Neill5 and NASA Glenn Research Center Compass Team, (1)Rochester Institute of Technology, Imaging Science, Rochester, NY, United States, (2)Rochester Institute of Technology, Semiconductor Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory, Rochester, United States, (3)NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, United States, (4)Rochester Institute of Technology, School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester, United States, (5)Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, United States
 
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Richard C Anderson1, Amy A Simon2 and Daniel T Gallagher1, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States, (2)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
 
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Donald Ellison1, Noble Hatten2, Jacob A. Englander2 and Richard C Anderson2, (1)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States, (2)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States
 
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Austin Smith, University of Colorado, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department, Boulder, United States; Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, United States, Zoltan Sternovsky, University of Colorado, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department, Boulder, CO, United States, Sean Hsu, University of Colorado, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, CO, United States, Mohit Melwani Daswani, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States and Ján Žabka, Czech Academy of Sciences, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Prague, Czech Republic
 
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Jacob A. Englander1, Donald H Ellison2, Noble Hatten2, Kyle Hughes3, Alec Mudek3 and Taabish Rashied3, (1)Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, (2)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, United States, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States
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