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Interplanetary beacon for deep space navigationThe utilization of the Viking lander as a beacon for navigating the Galileo spacecraft for its Mars flyby is investigated. Covariance analyses show that the improvement in the flyby navigation accuracy is significant compared with the conventional radiometric navigation. A validation experiment using Viking lander and orbiter indicates that the expected accuracy can be obtained.
Document ID
19820034628
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Ananda, M. P. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Winn, F. B. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Nicholson, F. T. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Smith, C. B. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1980
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Meeting Information
Meeting: In: PLANS ''80 - Position Location and Navigation Symposium
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Start Date: December 8, 1980
End Date: December 11, 1980
Accession Number
82A18163
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
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