This paper details the results of parametric variations on the notional Europa Mission Concept tour navigation strategy on orbit determination delivery and knowledge errors and the associated statistical ∆V consumption. Approach maneuver placement at encounter minus two and a half days and at encounter minus three and a half days is compared to the reference encounter minus three days location as well as variations to the data cutoff for approach maneuver design, which is baselined one day prior to maneuver execution. An execution error model with fixed and proportional components assigned to the magnitude and pointing directions is applied to each maneuver in a Monte Carlo simulation. Variations on the fixed and proportional contributions to both component errors are simulated and analyzed to show the effect of varying thruster characterization levels. The effects of varying levels of a priori satellite ephemeris errors are also characterized in this study.


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    Title :

    Orbit Determination Sensitivity Analysis for the Europa Multiple Flyby Mission Concept


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    Conference:

    AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference ; 2016 ; Long Beach, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2016-09-06


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


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    No indication


    Language :

    English


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