The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) had planned to provide surface relay support for the brief mission of the ExoMars Schiaparelli EDM lander on Mars in October 2016. Launched with the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) in March 2016, Schiaparelli and TGO composed the first part of the ExoMars program. To place MRO directly overhead on its third overflight of the Schiaparelli landing site, two propulsive maneuvers were performed starting three months prior to Shiaparelli’s arrival at Mars. This paper documents the maneuver strategy employed by the MRO Navigation Team to support the Schiaparelli overflight campaign.


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    Title :

    Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Navigation Strategy for the ExoMars Schiaparelli EDM Lander Mission


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    Publication date :

    2017-02-05


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English



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