Aerobracking the ExoMars TGO: the JPL Navigation Experience
Aerobracking the ExoMars TGO: the JPL Navigation Experience
- Neue Suche nach: Young, Brian
- Neue Suche nach: Han, Dongsuk
- Neue Suche nach: Young, Brian
- Neue Suche nach: Han, Dongsuk
In October 2016, ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter entered into orbit around Mars. The transfer from its initial 24-hour elliptical orbit into the final 2-hour science orbit was helped by means of 952 aerobraking passes between March 2017 and February 2018. For this first aerobraking operation by European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), a dedicated partnership was organized between ESOC and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to allow for JPL navigation team’s support during the TGO aerobraking operations. The Mission Design and Navigation section at JPL supported the mission by providing consulting in aerobraking navigation operations and independent orbit determination solutions during TGO’s aerobraking. This paper discusses the JPL Navigation team’s experience, challenges faced, and lessons learned during TGO’s aerobraking at Mars. Topics include the collaboration between the two navigation teams, configuration of orbit determination for aero drag passes, arrangement of automated orbit determination, and reporting processes.
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Aerobracking the ExoMars TGO: the JPL Navigation Experience
2019-02-24
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