This paper evaluates several navigation approaches for the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission, which consists of a tetrahedral formation of satellites flying in highly eccentric Earth orbits. For this investigation, inter-satellite separations of approximately 10 kilometers near apogee are used for the first two phases of the MMS mission. Navigation approaches were studied using ground station two-way Doppler measurements, Global Positioning System (GPS) pseudorange measurements, and cross-link range measurements between the members of the formation. An absolute position accuracy of 15 kilometers or better can be achieved with most of the approaches studied, and a relative position accuracy of 100 meters or better can be achieved at apogee in several cases.
Relative Navigation Strategies for the Magnetopheric Multiscale Mission
18th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics ; 2004 ; Munich, Germany
2004-07-01
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Relative Navigation Strategies for the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004
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