Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
May 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995fmet.symp..289b&link_type=abstract
In NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, Flight Mechanics/Estimation Theory Symposium 1995 p 289-299 (SEE N95-27763 09-13)
Statistics
Computation
Computer Programs, Covariance, Deep Space, Deep Space Network, Doppler Radar, Interplanetary Spacecraft, Interplanetary Trajectories, Mathematical Models, Space Navigation, Spacecraft Orbits, Spacecraft Tracking, Approximation, Declination, Error Analysis, Geocentric Coordinates, Orbit Calculation, Program Verification (Computers), Spectral Sensitivity, Variability, Weighting Functions
Scientific paper
Recent improvements in computational capability and Deep Space Network technology have renewed interest in examining the possibility of using one-way Doppler data alone to navigate interplanetary spacecraft. The one-way data can be formulated as the standard differenced-count Doppler or as phase measurements, and the data can be received at a single station or differenced if obtained simultaneously at two stations. A covariance analysis is performed which analyzes the accuracy obtainable by combinations of one-way Doppler data and compared with similar results using standard two-way Doppler and range. The sample interplanetary trajectory used was that of the Mars Pathfinder mission to Mars. It is shown that differenced one-way data is capable of determining the angular position of the spacecraft to fairly high accuracy, but has relatively poor sensitivity to the range. When combined with single station data, the position dispersions are roughly an order of magnitude larger in range and comparable in angular position as compared to dispersions obtained with standard data two-way types. It was also found that the phase formulation is less sensitive to data weight variations and data coverage than the differenced-count Doppler formulation.
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