The Orbital Express ASTRO spacecraft carried multiple independent sensor systems for estimating relative state in autonomous vehicle proximity operations. The on-orbit performance of pose-estimation imaging and dedicated-target navigation solution methods are compared, for ranges between 150 meters and spacecraft capture. Variations between performance expectations from pre-flight ground tests and actual on-orbit performance are discussed. Analysis results indicate the sources of solution variations.


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    Title :

    Comparison of navigation solutions for autonomous spacecraft from multiple sensor systems


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    Conference:

    Sensors and Systems for Space Applications II ; 2008 ; Orlando,Florida,United States


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    Publication date :

    2008-04-15





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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