Interleaving Magellan altimetry data acquisition between mapping cycles 1 and 2

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Aug 1992

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IN: Astrodynamics 1991; Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference, Durango, CO, Aug. 19-22, 1991. Pt. 2 (A92-43251 18

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Magellan Spacecraft (Nasa), Planetary Mapping, Radar Maps, Satellite Altimetry, Venus Surface, Radar Imagery, Side-Looking Radar, Synthetic Aperture Radar

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The Magellan spacecraft has been systematically mapping the surface of Venus since September 15, 1990, using side-looking synthetic aperture radar imaging and nadir-pointed altimetry. Venus rotates slowly under the nearly polar mapping orbit, completing a full revolution in 243 days, one 'mapping cycle'. The altimeter collects a 10 km swath of altitude measurements each orbit. The groundtrack advances 21 km each orbit due to the rotation of Venus, leaving an 11 km gap of unmeasured terrain. To obtain global surface coverage by the altimeter, these gaps are eliminated by interleaving the swaths collected during the second mapping cycle with those from the first mapping cycle. Interleaving was put into effect by a propulsive maneuver, executed at the end of the first mapping cycle, on May 17, 1991. The orbit node was changed by +0.106 degrees, so that the cycle 2 groundtracks would bisect adjacent cycle 1 groundtracks. This paper describes the maneuver design and execution results, including the problem and solution of the groundtrack prediction to the end of the first mapping cycle.

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