Future manned space missions will travel beyond low Earth orbit with more stringent navigation requirements and fewer navigation resources than used for the Apollo Program of the 1960s. A study has been performed to assess radiometric and optical tracking capabilities necessary to meet nominal and contingency Earth entry flight path angle requirements. Results indicate that 3 tracking stations will be insufficient for meeting nominal entry requirements, while the performance of a 6 station architecture is dependent on the entry geometry. Optical tracking results indicate that a narrow-angle camera is required for satisfying contingency Earth return requirements.


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    Title :

    Earth Return Navigation Analysis for Manned Spacecraft Using Optical and Radiometric Measurements


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA Infotech@Aerospace 2010 ; 2010 ; Atlanta, GA, United States


    Publication date :

    2010-04-20


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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