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Aug 16, 1993
Bhat, R.S.; Shapiro, B.E.; Frauenholz, R.B., 1993, "TOPEX/POSEIDON Orbit Acquisition Manuever Sequence", https://hdl.handle.net/2014/35634, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, JPL Open Repository
A sequence of six manuevers was implemented over a 42-day period following the launch of the TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite on August 10, 1992 to acquire an orbit compatible with oceanographic data acquisition requirements as soon as possible... |
Aug 16, 1993
Olsen, E.; Levin, S.; Jones, D.; Gulkis, S., 1993, "L-Band Observations with the HRMS Sky Survey Prototype System", https://hdl.handle.net/2014/35644, ['Bioastronomy Symposium - Progree in Search for Extraterrestrial Life', 'Santa Cruz, California, USA'], JPL Open Repository
In support of the development of NASA's High Resolution Microwave Survey (HRMS) Sky Survey Operational System (SSOS), we have conducted exploratory observations at 1.4, 1.7, and 2.3 GHZ at DSS 13 (Venus Station) in Goldstone, California. |
Aug 16, 1993
Guinn, Joseph R.; Wolff, Peter J., 1993, "TOPEX/Poseidon Operational Orbit Determination Results Using Global Positioning Satellites", https://hdl.handle.net/2014/34784, Victoria, B.C., Canada, JPL Open Repository
Elements of this experiment include the GPS satellite constellation, GPS Demonstration Receiver (GPSDR) on-board T/P, six ground GPS receivers, the GPS Data Handling Facility and the GPS Data Processing Facility. |
Aug 16, 1993
Hastrup, Rolf C., 1993, "Mars Relay Satellite Orbit Design Considerations for Global Support of Robotic Surface Missions", https://hdl.handle.net/2014/34797, Victoria, B.C. Canada, JPL Open Repository
No abstract provided |
Aug 16, 1993
Sauer, Carl G., 1993, "Planetary Mission Performance for Small Solar Electric Propulsion Spacecraft", https://hdl.handle.net/2014/35700, Victoria, BC, Canada, JPL Open Repository
This paper presents a survey of the prerformance of small low-power Solar-Electric-Propulsion (SEP) spacecraft for planetary missions. These missions include main belt asteroid rendezvous, comet rendezvous, outer planet orbiters, Pluto flyby, solar probe and Mars and Mercury Orbi... |
Aug 16, 1993
Cook, Richard A.; McNamee, John B., 1993, "Mission Design For the Mars Environmental Survey", https://hdl.handle.net/2014/35675, Victoria, B.C., Canada, JPL Open Repository
The Mars Environmental Survey (MESUR) mission is the next logical evolutionary step in the thirty year program of Mars exploration. The purpose of this mission is to perform long duration in situ scientific measurements of the Martian environment at a number of globally distribut... |
Aug 16, 1993
Cook, Richard A.; McNamee, John B., 1993, "Mission Design for the Mars Environmental Survey", https://hdl.handle.net/2014/34783, Victoria, B.C., Canada, JPL Open Repository
The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the pertinent mission design issues associated with MESUR. Some details are given on the mission aspects of the network architecture studies. In addition, there is a description of the design trades that have been performed for path... |
Aug 16, 1993
McElrath, T.; Thurman, S.; Criddle, K.; Pollmeier, V., 1993, "Navigation Demonstration of Precision S/X Ban Ranging with the Ulysses Spacecraft", https://hdl.handle.net/2014/34845, ['AIAA, Astrodynamics Conference', 'Victoria, British Colombia, Canada'], JPL Open Repository
While Earth orbiting spacecraft navigation has routinely been able to use various sorts of range data at accuracies of 2 meters or better, interplanetary spacecraft navigation using long data arcs has had to artificially deweight range data to 1 kilometer or more, .... |
Aug 16, 1993
Vijayaraghavan, A.; Konopliv, A.S.; Demcak, S.; Batchelder, M.P.; Sjogren, W.L., 1993, "Mars Gravity Field From Dual Satellite Observations", https://hdl.handle.net/2014/35712, Victoria, B.C. Canada, JPL Open Repository
Two strategies are examined in this paper to improve the spherical harmonic representations of the Martian gravitational field. Continous observation over a week-long data arc and a 30th degree gravitational field are assumed for analysis. |
Aug 16, 1993
Ryne, M.; Mottinger, N.; Menon, P.; Miller, J., 1993, "Navigation of Pioneer 12 During Atmospheric Reentry at Venus", https://hdl.handle.net/2014/35720, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, JPL Open Repository
This paper describes the PVO atmospheric reentry, the navigational strategy and operational scenario employed, and the atmospheric drag measurements collected. |