Bering mission navigation method

"Bering", after the name of the famous Danish explorer, is a near Earth object (NEO) and main belt asteroids mapping mission envisaged by a consortium of Danish universities and research institutes. To achieve the ambitious goals set forth by this mission, while containing the costs and ri...

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Main Authors: Betto, M., Jorgensen, J.L., Jorgensen, P.S., Denver, T.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Belts
Costs
Degradation
Earth
Extraterrestrial measurements
Navigation
Radar tracking
Robustness
Space missions
Space vehicles
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Summary:"Bering", after the name of the famous Danish explorer, is a near Earth object (NEO) and main belt asteroids mapping mission envisaged by a consortium of Danish universities and research institutes. To achieve the ambitious goals set forth by this mission, while containing the costs and risks, "Bering" sports several new technological enhancements and advanced instruments under development at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The autonomous on-board orbit determination method is part of them and it is described in this paper.
DOI:10.1109/RAST.2003.1303917