Tracking and orbit determination strategies for the AMPTE mission setThe three-spacecraft AMPTE mission set to be Delta-launched in August 1984 will become the first highly-elliptical Earth orbiters to be supported by the Deep Space Network. Orbit accuracies for the transponder-equipped CCE and IRM spacecraft are defined using coherent doppler and range, non-coherent doppler, and angles. Required navigation accuracies for both spacecraft are met using coherent doppler, and while the use of range enhances the achievable accuracy, it is not a required radio metric data type. Use of non-coherent doppler and angles shows that the IRM navigation accuracy requirements can also be met using listen-only antennas, although this requires an accurate estimate of the doppler bias.
Document ID
19820038532
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Frauenholz, R. B. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 82-0206
Meeting Information
Meeting: Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Location: Orlando, FL
Start Date: January 11, 1982
End Date: January 14, 1982
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics