Ulysses Placed in Low-Earth Orbit
November 13, 2008
After launch, Ulysses was placed in a low-Earth orbit and then two propulsion modules (separating from the Shuttle cargo bay in this video) injected it into an interplanetary orbit. 16 months later, on 8 February 1992, Ulysses reached Jupiter for the gravity-assist manoeuvre that placed the spacecraft in a polar orbit around the Sun.
Topics:
Environment, Disaster Accident, Space exploration, Spaceflight, Astrodynamics, Ulysses Placed, Geocentric orbit, Gravity assist, Ulysses, European Space Agency