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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Navigation Strategy for Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent and Landing Telecommunication Relay SupportThe Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is an orbiting asset that performs remote sensing observations in order to characterize the surface, subsurface and atmosphere of Mars. To support upcoming NASA Mars Exploration Program Office objectives, MRO will be used as a relay communication link for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission during the MSL Entry, Descent and Landing sequence. To do so, MRO Navigation must synchronize the MRO Primary Science Orbit (PSO) with a set of target conditions requested by the MSL Navigation Team; this may be accomplished via propulsive maneuvers. This paper describes the MRO Navigation strategy for and operational performance of MSL EDL relay telecommunication support.
Document ID
20130000249
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Williams, Jessica L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Menon, Premkumar R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Demcak, Stuart W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 27, 2013
Publication Date
August 14, 2012
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialists Conference
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Country: United States
Start Date: August 13, 2012
End Date: August 16, 2012
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Entry, Descent and Landing
EDL Relay Targets File

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