The Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) will be the first rocket ever to launch off the surface of Mars, inserting Martian regolith samples into orbit. Since the MAV vehicle is a two-stage all-solid rocket with no thrust termination system, orbit in-sertion accuracy is heavily dependent on pre-flight predictions of the motor per-formance and dynamics of the spin-stabilized upper stage (MAV2). Therefore, a flight test of the MAV2 as the final stage on a Black Brant IX sounding rocket from Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) is planned. This paper discusses the mission design, post flight reconstruction approach, and instrumentation package pro-posed to meet the relevant flight test objectives.
Mars Ascent Vehicle Flight Test Mission Design, Analysis, and Instrumentation
45th Annual AAS Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference ; 2023 ; Breckenridge, CO, US
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Kalman Filter , Trajectory , GPS , Spacecraft Propulsion and Power , Solid Rocket , MAV , Range Safety , WFF , Spin Stabilized , knockdown factor , Sounding Rocket , Radar , IMU
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