On 5 December 2014, the first test flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle executed a unique and challenging flight profile including an elevated re-entry velocity and steeper flight path angle to envelope lunar re-entry conditions. A new navigation system including a single frequency (L1) GPS receiver was evaluated for use as part of the redundant navigation system required for human space flight. The single frequency receiver was challenged by a highly dynamic flight environment including flight above low Earth orbit, as well as single frequency operation with ionospheric delay present. This paper presents a brief description of the GPS navigation system, an independent analysis of flight telemetry data, and evaluation of the GPSR performance, including evaluation of the ionospheric model employed to supplement the single frequency receiver. Lessons learned and potential improvements will be discussed.


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    Title :

    Post-Flight Analysis of GPSR Performance During Orion Exploration Flight Test 1


    Contributors:
    Barker L. (author) / Mamich H. (author) / McGregor J. (author)

    Publication date :

    2016


    Size :

    14 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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