High Degree Gravitational Sensitivity from Mars Orbiters for the GMM-1 Gravity Model

High Degree Gravitational Sensitivity from Mars Orbiters for the GMM-1 Gravity Model
Title High Degree Gravitational Sensitivity from Mars Orbiters for the GMM-1 Gravity Model PDF eBook
Author F. J. Lerch
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Pages 26
Release 1994
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High Degree Gravitational Sensitivity from Mars Orbiters for the Gmm-1 Gravity Model

High Degree Gravitational Sensitivity from Mars Orbiters for the Gmm-1 Gravity Model
Title High Degree Gravitational Sensitivity from Mars Orbiters for the Gmm-1 Gravity Model PDF eBook
Author National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages 24
Release 2018-07-05
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ISBN 9781722269456

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Orbital sensitivity of the gravity field for high degree terms (greater than 30) is analyzed on satellites employed in a Goddard Mars Model GMM-1, complete in spherical harmonics through degree and order 50. The model is obtained from S-band Doppler data on Mariner 9 (M9), Viking Orbiter 1 (VO1), and Viking Orbiter 2 (VO2) spacecraft, which were tracked by the NASA Deep Space Network on seven different highly eccentric orbits. The main sensitivity of the high degree terms is obtained from the VO1 and VO2 low orbits (300 km periapsis altitude), where significant spectral sensitivity is seen for all degrees out through degree 50. The velocity perturbations show a dominant effect at periapsis and significant effects out beyond the semi-latus rectum covering over 180 degrees of the orbital groundtrack for the low altitude orbits. Because of the wideband of periapsis motion covering nearly 180 degrees in w and +39 degrees in latitude coverage, the VO1 300 km periapsis altitude orbit with inclination of 39 degrees gave the dominant sensitivity in the GMM-1 solution for the high degree terms. Although the VO2 low periapsis orbit has a smaller band of periapsis mapping coverage, it strongly complements the VO1 orbit sensitivity for the GMM-1 solution with Doppler tracking coverage over a different inclination of 80 degrees. Lerch, F. J. and Smith, D. E. and Chan, J. C. and Patel, G. B. and Chinn, D. S. Goddard Space Flight Center RTOP 926-00-00...

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Title Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications PDF eBook
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Pages 938
Release 1996
Genre Government publications
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Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Title Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports PDF eBook
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Pages 892
Release 1994
Genre Aeronautics
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Government Reports Annual Index

Government Reports Annual Index
Title Government Reports Annual Index PDF eBook
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Pages 1368
Release 1994
Genre Government reports announcements & index
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Government Reports Announcements & Index

Government Reports Announcements & Index
Title Government Reports Announcements & Index PDF eBook
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Pages 936
Release 1994
Genre Science
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Title PASCAL. PDF eBook
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Pages 474
Release 1994
Genre Astronomy
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