Simulation and analysis of the revised Huygens probe entry and descent trajectory and radio link modelling

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 799-814

  Kazeminejad, B ^a   Perez Ayucar M ^b   Lebreton, J P ^b   Sanchez Nogales, M ^c   Bello Mora M ^c   Strange, N ^d   Roth, D ^d   Popken, L ^b   Clausen, K ^b   Couzin, P ^e  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c DEIMOS SPACE S L U   (Spain)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

Author keywords

Cassini Huygens mission; Entry and descent trajectory; Huygens probe; Mission analysis; Relay link

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIO LINKS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPACECRAFT; TRAJECTORIES;

CASSINI/HUYGENS MISSIONS; ENTRY AND DESCENT TRAJECTORY; HUYGENS PROBES; MISSION ANALYSIS; RELAY LINKS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 2942670628     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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