The space industry has seen an explosion in the number of operational SmallSats in Earth orbit, with a natural interest in extending SmallSat capabilities outside of low Earth orbit. As with larger missions, near-term deep-space SmallSats will rely on the Deep Space Network or similar facilities. Given the predicted growth in the number of deep space missions, effective use of DSN resources will be more critical than ever. Our investigation provides an initial survey of expected inner Solar System navigation performance for DSN radiometric data types, from two-way Doppler and ranging to one-way equivalents, including delta differential one-way range and alternative tracking strategies.


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    Title :

    Smallsat Navigation via the Deep Space Network: Inner Solar Systems Missions


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    Publication date :

    2018-08-19


    Type of media :

    Preprint


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    Language :

    English




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