This paper describes new optical navigation (OpNav) results obtained by processing previously collected measurements from the MESSENGER mission to Mercury. This project also serves to mature the tools and capabilities of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in OpNav, using the open source Goddard Image Analysis and Navigation Tool (GIANT). New navigation measurements are obtained during the Mercury flyby and orbital phases, using OpNav measurements generated by GIANT, and these measurements are compared to predictions. The results obtained provide a set of improvements to be made in navigation tools and will pave the way for future missions to navigate near terrestrial bodies using optical measurements.


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    Title :

    New Optical Navigation Results Using Historical MESSENGER Data


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    Publication date :

    2022


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


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    No indication


    Language :

    English




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