GPS-based spacecraft navigation offers many performance and cost benefits, and GPS receivers are now standard GNC components for LEO missions. Recently, more and more high-altitude missions are taking advantage of the benefits of GPS navigation as well. High-altitude applications pose challenges, however, because receivers operating above the GPS constellations are subject to reduced signal strength and availability, and uncertain signal quality. This presentation will present the history and state-of-the-art in high-altitude GPS spacecraft navigation, including early experiments, current missions and receivers, and efforts to characterize and protect signals available to high-altitude users. Recent results from the very-high altitude MMS mission are also provided.


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    Title :

    Autonomous Spacecraft Navigation Using Above-the-Constellation GPS Signals


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    Conference:

    SCaN Workshop on Emerging Technologies for Autonomous Space Navigation ; 2017 ; Washington, DC, United States


    Publication date :

    2017-02-16


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English






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