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Science Planning for the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MissionThe Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), launched on August 12, 2005, carries six science instruments, each with unique requirements for repetitive global monitoring, regional or global survey mapping, and/or targeted observations of Mars. Some prefer nadir-only observations, while other instruments require many off-nadir observations (especially for stereo viewing). Because the operations requirements are often incompatible, an interactive science planning process has been developed. This process is more complex than in some recent NASA Mars missions, but less complex (and more repetitive) than processes used by many large planetary missions. It takes full advantage of MRO's novel onboard processing capabilities, and uses simple electronic interactions between geographically distributed teams. This paper describes the process used during MRO's Primary Science Phase (PSP) to plan both interactive and non-interactive observations of Mars, and what has already been learned in the tests and rehearsals preparing for PSP.
Document ID
20070017435
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Wenkert, Daniel D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bridges, Nathan T.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Eggemeyer, William Curtis
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hale, Amy Snyder
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Kass, David
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Martin, Terry Z.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Noland, Stephen J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Safaeinili, Ali
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Smrekar, Suzanne
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
June 19, 2006
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA 9th International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps
Location: Rome
Country: Italy
Start Date: June 19, 2006
End Date: June 24, 2006
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
planning
operations
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
sciences
payloads
Mars
planetary missions

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