The feasibility of using a combination of spacecraft-based optical data and earth-based Doppler data to perform near-real-time approach navigation was demonstrated by the Mariner Mars 71 Project. The important findings, conclusions, and recommendations are documented. A summary along with publications and papers giving additional details on the objectives of the demonstration are provided. Instrument calibration and performance as well as navigation and science results are reported. (Author)


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    Title :

    Mariner MARS 1971 Optical Navigation Demonstration


    Contributors:
    G. H. Born (author) / T. C. Duxbury (author) / W. G. Breckenridge (author) / C. H. Acton (author) / S. Mohan (author)

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    333 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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