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Viking navigationA comprehensive description of the navigation of the Viking spacecraft throughout their flight from Earth launch to Mars landing is given. The flight path design, actual inflight control, and postflight reconstruction are discussed in detail. The preflight analyses upon which the operational strategies and performance predictions were based are discussed. The inflight results are then discussed and compared with the preflight predictions and, finally, the results of any postflight analyses are presented.
Document ID
19800012912
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Oneil, W. J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Rudd, R. P. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Farless, D. L. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hildebrand, C. E. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Mitchell, R. T. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Rourke, K. H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Euler, E. A. (Martin Marietta Aerospace)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
November 15, 1979
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-162917
JPL-PUB-78-38
Accession Number
80N21397
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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