Navigation aspects of a rendezvous mission to Deimos (the outer satellite of Mars) were examined using a modified Viking Monte Carlo error analysis program. Rendezvous is initiated by two-impulse transfer from an observation orbit cotangent with the orbit of Deimos. Television sightings of the satellite against a star background will allow a 20 km closest approach radius (R99) 99% of the time. This is well within the 100 km range of the terminal rendezvous radar. An additional delta-V capability of about 100 m/sec (above the nominal) must be allocated to account for the statistical nature of the mission. This delta-V requirement was found to be very sensitive to the level of satellite ephemeris error and maneuver execution error. The R99 on the other hand, is sensitive to the in-orbit DSN error and the maneuver execution error.
Navigation requirements for rendezvous with the satellites of Mars.
The growth and maturity of navigation in space; National Space Meeting ; 1972 ; Orlando, FL
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