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Deep-Space Navigation with Intersatellite Radio Tracking

2021; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Volume: 44; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2514/1.g005610

1533-3884

Antonio Genova, Flavio Petricca,

Planetary Science and Exploration

No AccessEngineering NotesDeep-Space Navigation with Intersatellite Radio TrackingAntonio Genova and Flavio PetriccaAntonio Genova https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5584-492XSapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy*Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Via Eudossiana 18.Search for more papers by this author and Flavio Petricca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6574-0507Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy†Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Via Eudossiana 18.Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:25 Mar 2021https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G005610SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Melbourne W. and Curkendall D., “Radio Metric Direction Finding: A New Approach to Deep Space Navigation,” Astrodynamics Conference, AIAA Paper 1977-3188, 1977. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.1978-3188 Google Scholar[2] Thornton C. 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TopicsAir NavigationControl TheoryGlobal Navigation Satellite SystemGlobal Positioning SystemGuidance, Navigation, and Control SystemsKalman FilterSatellite GuidanceSatellite Navigation SystemsSpace Flight Tracking and Data NetworkSpacecraft GuidanceSpacecraft Guidance and Control KeywordsSpacecraft TrajectoriesGround StationSpacecraft ConfigurationsTerrestrial PlanetsGravity Recovery and Climate ExperimentPhase Locked LoopPrecise Orbit DeterminationS BandAccelerometerNumerical SimulationAcknowledgmentsThis work has been funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR). Antonio Genova is grateful to L. Iess (Sapienza University of Rome) for his ideas on the intersatellite system and helpful discussions.PDF Received16 August 2020Accepted25 January 2021Published online25 March 2021