The Pioneer missions were supported by spin-stabilized spacecraft designs using open-loop control and blow-down propulsion subsystems. Reliable estimates of the ever-changing performance inherent to these subsystems were needed to effectively design and reconstruct trajectory correction maneuver (TCM) strategies. These performance updates were obtained by adjusting model parameters to match independent telemetric and radiometric observations to define the simultaneous changes in attitude, velocity, and spin rate during a maneuver sequence.
Maneuver reconstruction techniques for open-loop spin-stabilized spacecraft
Astrodynamics Conference ; 1980 ; Danvers, MA
1980-08-01
Conference paper
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English