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Tracking Galileo at Earth-2 Perigee Using The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite SystemThe Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) was successfully used to track the Galileo spacecraft on December 8, 1992, during the Galileo Earth-2 Flyby. This flyby enabled Galileo to obtain a gravity-assisted energy increase as part of the Venus-Earth-Earth trajectory en route to the planet Jupiter.
Document ID
20210004388
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Other
External Source(s)
Authors
Bhaskaran, S.
Nicholson, F.
Anderson, J.
Border, J.
DiNardo, S.
Nandi, S.
Stephens, S.
Edwards, C.
Date Acquired
August 16, 1993
Publication Date
August 16, 1993
Publication Information
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Technical Review
Keywords
Galileo
Earth-2
Perigee

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