A 0.3 AU solar-electric Oberth maneuver with 400 C high-temperature solar arrays could carry roughly 1.5 to 3 tonnes to 200 AU in about 25 years on an expendable Falcon Heavy, according to evolutionary trajectory optimization.
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High-temperature photovoltaics for solar-electric Oberth maneuvers: ton-class payload feasibility for interstellar-precursor missions
A 0.3 AU solar-electric Oberth maneuver with 400 C high-temperature solar arrays could carry roughly 1.5 to 3 tonnes to 200 AU in about 25 years on an expendable Falcon Heavy, according to evolutionary trajectory optimization.