Venus flyby

#	UTC time	Venus				Sun		Lh
		R	h	V	DV	DST	DV
1	2018-10-03 08:44:28	8480.6	2428.8	24.55	3.11	108.73	-2.51	-2.5
2	2019-12-26 18:14:46	9056.5	3004.7	24.45	2.92	108.72	-2.86	-2.5
3	2020-07-11 03:23:41	6885.2	833.4	24.94	3.78	108.95	-3.80	-44.2
4	2021-02-20 20:05:46	8436.7	2384.9	24.59	3.12	108.95	-3.04	-44.2
5	2021-10-16 09:30:50	9860.5	3808.7	24.35	2.69	108.88	-2.39	-24.0
6	2023-08-21 12:02:53	10057.3	4005.5	24.32	2.63	108.88	-2.07	-24.0
7	2024-11-06 18:44:36	6435.8	384.0	25.07	4.02	108.93	-2.29	-33.4

The table shows the parameters of the Venus flybys at the time of the s/c closest approach with Venus.

Venus columns: s/c parameters w.r.t. Venus. R: s/c radius vector (km); h: s/c altitude above Venus surface (km); V: s/c speed (km/s); DV: variation of the velocity vector before and after the flyby (km/s).

Sun columns: s/c parameters w.r.t. the Sun. DST: s/c distance from the center of the Sun (millions of kilometers); DV: variation of the s/c heliocentric speed before and after the flyby (km/s).

L_h: s/c heliocentric longitude (degrees).

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The graph shows the geometry of the selected flyby in the Venus-centric mean ecliptic and equinox of J2000 reference frame.

Black dots: s/c position. The popup label shows the UTC time, the s/c radius vector (Dven, km), the s/c altitude above the surface of Venus (km), the s/c speed w.r.t. Venus (Vven, km/s) and the heliocentric s/c speed (Vh, km/s).
Purple line: Venus heliocentric velocity vector at the time of the s/c periapsis.
Yellow line: Sun direction at the time of the s/c periapsis.