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Mariner Mars 1971 optical navigation demonstrationThe feasibility of using a combination of spacecraft-based optical data and earth-based Doppler data to perform near-real-time approach navigation was demonstrated by the Mariner Mars 71 Project. The important findings, conclusions, and recommendations are documented. A summary along with publications and papers giving additional details on the objectives of the demonstration are provided. Instrument calibration and performance as well as navigation and science results are reported.
Document ID
19740018031
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Born, G. H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Duxbury, T. C. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Breckenridge, W. G. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Acton, C. H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Mohan, S. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jerath, N. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ohtakay, H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
April 15, 1974
Subject Category
Navigation
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-138453
JPL-TM-33-683
Report Number: NASA-CR-138453
Report Number: JPL-TM-33-683
Accession Number
74N26144
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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