Abstract
Mission requirements for an advanced program* called for placement of a scientific satellite in a geosynchronous orbit with sufficient power to operate a 2 communications experiment for a minimum of 2 yr. Early tradeoff studies indicated significant cost savings and increased payload could be obtained if a low cost booster were used to place the spacecraft initially in a near Earth inclined orbit. The spacecraft would then spiral slowly out to geosynchronous orbit using low thrust ion engines.
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