This paper details the orbit determination activities undertaken at JPL in support of the Akatsuki (a.k.a. Planet-C) mission’s return to Venus. The JPL navigation team’s role was to provide independent navigation support as a point of comparison with the JAXA generated orbit determination solutions. Topics covered will include a mission and spacecraft overview; small forces modeling; cruise, approach, and Venus phase orbit determination results; and the international teaming arrangement. A discussion of the preparations for the Venus orbit insertion maneuver, which was successfully executed on December 7, 2015, is also covered in detail in the paper.
JPL Navigation Support for the JAXA Akatsuki (Planet-C) Return to Venus
2017-02-05
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Navigation Support at JPL for the JAXA Akatsuki (Planet-C) Venus Orbiter Mission (AAS 11-521)
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