The development and evaluation of an operational aerobraking strategy for the mars 2001 odyssey orbiter

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Tartabini, Paul V ^a,b   Munk, Michelle M ^a,b   Powell, Richard W ^a,b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Vehicle Analysis Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBRAKING; ASTROPHYSICS; DECISION MAKING; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; NASA; PLANNING;

AEROBRAKING MISSION; AEROBRAKING TRAJECTORY; ATMOSPHERIC UNCERTAINTIES; FLIGHT OPERATION; JET PROPULSION LABORATORY; LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTERS; MANEUVER STRATEGY; MONTE CARLO TRAJECTORIES;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 85086489043     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4537     Document Type: Conference Paper

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