Orbit of Ulysses
Date: 12 Jun 2008 Ulysses was launched on 6 October 1990 at 11:47:15 UT. After sixteen months of interplanetary cruise, Ulysses was placed in its operational orbit by a Jupiter gravity-assist on 8 February 1992. The spacecraft entered an elliptical, heliocentric orbit inclined at 80.2° to the solar equator, with an orbital period of 6.2 years, aphelion at ~5.4 AU from the Sun and a perihelion distance of ~1.34 AU. The orbits of the Earth (blue) and Jupiter (yellow) are indicated, as well as Jupiter's position. The animation runs from launch up to mid June 2008.
Last Update: 13 Jun 2008
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