The determination of the satellite orbit of Mariner 9

Born, George H.; Christensen, E. J.; Ferrari, A. J.; Jordan, J. F.; Reinbold, S. J.

doi:10.1007/bf01228580

Celestial Mechanics

1974

DOI: 10.1007/bf01228580

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The determination of the satellite orbit of Mariner 9

George H. Born

E. J. Christensen

A. J. Ferrari

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“…Two-way Doppler data in the S-band was the main tracking system for Mariner 9 and Viking 1-2. Accuracy of 60 s integrated 2-way Doppler data was about 1 mm/s [4,5]. After these missions, tracking and control technology in the X-band was applied in NASA's subsequent Mars exploration missions, and the accuracy of the tracking data was improved using higher frequencies and with developments in related technologies.…”

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Mars Express tracking and orbit determination trials with Chinese VLBI network

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Huang

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Chin. Sci. Bull.

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With strong support from European Space Agency (ESA), Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) organized a tracking and orbit determination trails using Chinese VLBI Network (CVN) to track Mars Express, the first Mars probe launched by ESA. Using a high-resolution VLBI software correlator and Doppler measurement system developed in-house, two sets of tracking data, VLBI and Doppler, were acquired. The trials represent the first successful foray held in China to track a probe about 360 million kilometers away from the Earth. The tracking data are analyzed using a Mars satellite orbit determination software system developed at SHAO. The results show that the accuracy of 5 s integrated three-way-Doppler data is about 0.3 mm/s, or roughly the same accuracy as ESA's tracking data. Position discrepancies between the Doppler-based orbit solution of 8 h arc-length (about 1 orbital revolution) and ESA's reconstructed orbit are of the order of several hundred meters. In preparing for the Russia-China co-sponsored Mars exploration mission Phobos-Grunt-YingHuo, simulations were carried out to evaluate the achievable orbital accuracy levels and the contributions of VLBI and Doppler data respectively. Results show that Doppler data provide better orbit accuracy, so that for VLBI to be able to provide kilometer level orbit solutions, the accuracy of VLBI measurement needs to be improved by at least one order of magnitude. VLBI, MEX, orbit determination Citation:Cao J F, Huang Y, Hu X G, et al. Mars Express tracking and orbit determination trials with Chinese VLBI network.

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Mars Express tracking and orbit determination trials with Chinese VLBI network

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The motions of Phobos and Deimos from Mariner 9 TV data

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Duxbury

1975

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Mariner 9: An instrument of dynamical science

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Lorell

1975

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The determination of the satellite orbit of Mariner 9

Cited by 12 publications

References 7 publications

Mars Express tracking and orbit determination trials with Chinese VLBI network

Mars Express tracking and orbit determination trials with Chinese VLBI network

The motions of Phobos and Deimos from Mariner 9 TV data

Mariner 9: An instrument of dynamical science

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