The current baseline injection orbit for the jointly sponsored NASA/CNES TOPEX/Poseidon mission is near-circular, approximately 30 km below the desired operational orbit altitude and at the operational orbit inclination. A baseline maneuver sequence to retarget from this injection orbit to the desired operational orbit has been designed based upon the expected worst-case 3-sigma injection and maneuver execution errors. The sequence requires seven maneuvers, including an initial calibration burn, and achieves the operational orbit with the desired ground track pattern in 30 days. A delay sensitivity analysis has been conducted to estimate the allowable operational delay for each maneuver without increasing the total orbit acquisition period. The baseline sequence provides back-ups for a one-revolution delay for each maneuver and one-day delay for most maneuvers. It is also shown that a higher injection orbit allows the maneuver sequence to achieve the operational orbit in 26 days under a worst-case scenario.
TOPEX/Poseidon orbit acquisition maneuver design
AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference ; 1991 ; Durango, CO, United States
1992-01-01
Conference paper
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English
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