Published February 2024
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Precise Orbit Determination of the MESSENGER Spacecraft
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Sapienza University of Rome
Description
This dataset contains the reconstructed trajectory of NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft (SPK SPICE kernel), derived using a refined dynamical model that includes thermal recoil accelerations. Auxiliary information for each trajectory arc (e.g., start and end epoch) is provided in a companion text file.
Citation. Andolfo, S., Genova, A., & Del Vecchio, E. (2024). Precise orbit determination of the messenger spacecraft. Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 47(3), 518-530. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G007690
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Related works
- Is supplement to
- Publication: 10.2514/1.G007690 (DOI)
Funding
- Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
- 2022-16-HH.0