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.
Mariner Mars 1971 optical navigation demonstration
1974-04-15
Report
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English
Mariner MARS 1971 Optical Navigation Demonstration
NTIS | 1974
|NTRS | 1971
The Mariner Mars 1971 orbiter.
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|Mariner Mars 1971 mission support
NTRS | 1971
|NTRS | 1971
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