Citation
Abstract
The performance of the delta very long baseline interferometry (AVLBI) data type during the recent Earth flyby of the Galileo spacecraft is presented. First, the data are given significance by showing why the mission design requires an accurate flyby. Then, the data’s performance is analyzed, including its operational features, as well as its accuracy. Finally, the effectiveness of these data in improving the accuracy of the flyby is shown. Comparisons are made between the expected and actual performances of the data. The processing time, reliability, and accuracy of these data were very good, and a solid gain was made in the encounter accuracy.
Details
- Volume
- 42-106
- Published
- August 15, 1991
- Pages
- 335–352
- File Size
- 687.5 KB