Joint determination of orbits of spacecraft and moons of Mars by optical sighting of the moons / by Charles B. Grosch and Donald F. Nickel.

This report investigates a scanning optical system to provide attitude and trajectory of unmanned spacecraft during orbit about Mars.

Bibliographic Details

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Main Author:	Grosch, C. B.
Corporate Authors:	Control Data Corporation, Langley Research Center, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Other Authors:	Nickel, Donald F.
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Springfield, Va. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; For sale by the National Technical Information Service [distributor], 1971.
Series:	NASA contractor report ; NASA CR-1805.
Subjects:	Mars probes. Optical scanners. Satellite attitude control. Trajectory control. Unmanned spacecraft. Planetary orbits.