Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
Aug 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986asdy.conf..795e&link_type=abstract
IN: Astrodynamics 1985; Proceedings of the Conference, Vail, CO, August 12-15, 1985. Part 2 (A86-43201 20-12). San Diego, CA, Un
Statistics
Applications
Applications Programs (Computers), Ephemerides, Halley'S Comet, Orbital Position Estimation, Celestial Navigation, Data Processing, Equations Of Motion, Partial Differential Equations
Scientific paper
This is a discussion of an orbit determination computer program designed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to support the International Halley Watch and the European Space Agency's Giotto flight project to comet Halley. The program processes observational data received from the Astrometric Network of the International Halley Watch for the purpose of generating very accurate, up-to-date cometary ephemerides for Halley. An accurate comet ephemeris is essential if the Giotto spacecraft is to be navigated closely enough to the comet to satisfy its encounter objectives. Features discussed include the modelling of the nongravitational properties of Halley and the associated variational equations. The software has been implemented on several computers including the Honeywell and Siemens computers at the European Space Operations Center in Darmstadt, West Germany.
Ekelund John E.
Yeomans Donald Keith
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