This paper presents the navigational aspects of the Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 mission. Principal emphasis is on the development of the trajectory correction strategy, propellant costs, and delivery accuracies at Venus and Mercury. Key error sources and mission constraints are discussed. Of particular interest are the statistics of the first, post-Venus, maneuver which must correct for the magnification of errors in the Venus encounter. Finally, although not a primary objective of the mission, the analysis is extended to include a second Mercury encounter.
Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 navigation strategy
Astrodynamics Conference ; 1973 ; Vail, CO, US
1973-07-01
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Mariner Venus-Mercury 1973 encounter strategy
AIAA | 1972
|Mariner Venus/ Mercury 1973 Study
NTIS | 1969
|Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 study
NTRS | 1969
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