Radiometric Tracking Techniques for Deep-Space Navigation

By James S. Border and Catherine L. Thornton

Radiometric Tracking Techniques for Deep-Space Navigation focuses on a broad array of technologies and concepts developed over the last four decades to support radio navigation on interplanetary spacecraft. In addition to an overview of Earth-based radio navigation techniques, the book includes a simplified conceptual presentation of each radiometric measurement type, its information content, and the expected measeurement accuracy. The methods described for both aquiring and calibrating radiometric measurements also provide a robust system to support guidance and navigation for future robotic space exploration.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471445347
• ISBN13: 9780471445340
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.7"