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Orbit Determination Processes for the Navigation of the Cassini-Huygens MissionDeep space navigation, particularly the Orbit Determination (OD) operations of Cassini at Saturn, cannot easily be automated due to the complex dynamical environment in which the spacecraft flies; however several sub-processes are automated. The Cassini OD operations are often faced with unique challenges that require more than routine procedures. The OD Team is staffed appropriately to meet the demanding schedules and allow some level of flexibility. This paper will discuss how the OD processes are developed and the seven-member OD team is scheduled to support efficient and accurate Cassini navigation operations. Also discussed will be the requirements of the radio-metric Doppler and range tracking data acquired via the Deep Space Network and the optical navigation images of the satellites to support the daily OD operations. Furthermore, the reliability of the OD solutions, which is ensured within the framework of the OD processes, will be explained.
Document ID
20150014762
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Antreasian, P.G.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ardalan, S.M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Beswick, R.M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Criddle, K.E.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ionasescu, R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jacobson, R.A.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jones, J.B.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
MacKenzie, R.A.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Parcher, D.W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Pelletier, F.J.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Roth, D.C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Thompson, P.F.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Vaughan, A.T.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 3, 2015
Publication Date
May 12, 2008
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Meeting Information
Meeting: SpaceOps 2008
Location: Heidelberg
Country: Germany
Start Date: May 12, 2008
End Date: May 16, 2008
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
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