Abstract—Optical communications systems that are being developed for deep-space missions could also be used to perform deep-space navigation. A two-way optical communications system could be modified to support ranging, and the laser signal emitted by a spacecraft could be tracked against background stars to perform plane-of-sky observables. We have been analyzing a number of deep-space navigation scenarios to understand the advantages and disadvantages of using optical communication systems for navigation. Our objectives were to evaluate the performance achievable with optical systems, and to study under what circumstances these systems could be sufficient to navigate the mission, reducing the requirements for radio systems to perhaps just to be a backup for emergency communications.


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    Titel :

    Using Optical Communications Links for Deep-Space Navigation


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    14.11.2017


    Medientyp :

    Preprint


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch



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