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Calipso's Mission Design: Sun-Glint Avoidance StrategiesCALIPSO will fly in formation with the Aqua spacecraft to obtain a coincident image of a portion of the Aqua/MODIS swath. Since MODIS pixels suffering sun-glint degradation are not processed, it is essential that CALIPSO only co- image the glint h e portion of the MODIS instrument swath. This paper presents sun-glint avoidance strategies for the CALIPSO mission. First, we introduce the Aqua sun-glint geometry and its relation to the CALIPSO-Aqua formation flying parameters. Then, we detail our implementation of the computation and perform a cross-track trade-space analysis. Finally, we analyze the impact of the sun-glint avoidance strategy on the spacecraft power and delta-V budget over the mission lifetime.
Document ID
20040081137
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Mailhe, Laurie M.
(AI Solutions, Inc. Lanham, MD, United States)
Schiff, Conrad
(AI Solutions, Inc. Lanham, MD, United States)
Stadler, John H.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AAS-04-114
Meeting Information
Meeting: AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Conference
Location: Maui, HI
Country: United States
Start Date: February 8, 2004
End Date: February 12, 2004
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Astronomical Society
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-01090
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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