Three examples show problems involved in selection of possible trajectories; objective is to select path which will best accomplish mission within constraints imposed by payload weight, scientific experiment requirements, and systems which control flight path; Mars orbiter mission shows these interactions; 2-way Doppler measurements taken on flight of Mariner 2 to Venus can give independent determination of astronomical unit, mass of Venus, and location of primary ground tracking station; 3-dimensional model used at Jet Propulsion Laboratory demonstrates how tracking "geometry" of different stations contributes to determination of target errors.
Applications of celestial mechanics to spacecraft flight
NASA -- University Conference Science Technology Space Exploration -- Proc
Proceedings of the University Conference on National Aeronautics and Space Administration University Conference on Science and Technology of Space Exploration ; 1962 Orbits and trajectories
1962
8 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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