Measurement and calculation formulas for deep space network navigation data

Author: (USA) Bruce A. Moyer
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The author has been engaged in deep space navigation at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, for over thirty years. Drawing on JPL's fundamental principles and practical experience in deep space exploration, he presents the complete formulas for the Regres program in the ODP software used by JPL for spacecraft orbit determination in lunar and planetary missions in a practical form.