Navigation of the Galileo mission
Abstract
An overview of the navigation of the Galileo mission is given. Predicted navigation performance for the various mission phases is discussed with particular emphasis given to the tour phase. Orbit determination strategies and resulting accuracies are discussed for various data types. In particular, the results of combining a new Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) data type called Differential One-Way Range (DOR) with conventional radio and optical data types are presented. Maneuver strategy results include the effects of maneuver placement and various targeting methods on propellant consumption and delivery accuracy. Emphasis is placed on new results obtained using asymptote and split targeting.
- Publication:
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AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting
- Pub Date:
- January 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983aiaa.meetY....M
- Keywords:
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- Galileo Project;
- Interplanetary Navigation;
- Mission Planning;
- Space Navigation;
- Spacecraft Maneuvers;
- Flight Paths;
- Ground Based Control;
- Navigation Instruments;
- Orbital Maneuvers;
- Performance Prediction;
- Spacecraft Tracking;
- Very Long Base Interferometry;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking