small body navigation at jpl

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California

www.nasa.gov

Small Body Navigation at JPLSmall Body Navigation at JPLWilliam M. Owen, Jr.; Shyam Bhaskaran; J. Ed. Riedel; L. Alberto Cangahuala

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena CA 91109-8099

818-354-2505 wmo@jpl.nasa.gov

(951) GaspraGalileo, 1991

(243) IdaGalileo, 1993

(253) MathildeNEAR (APL), 1997

(9969) BrailleDeep Space 1, 1999

(433) ErosNEAR (APL), 1999–2001

19P/BorrellyDeep Space 1, 2001

(5535) AnnefrankStardust, 2002

81P/Wild 2Stardust, 2004

9P/Tempel 1Deep Impact, 2005

(25143) ItokawaHayabusa (JAXA), 2005–07

103P/Hartley 2EPOXI, 2010

9P/Tempel 1Stardust/NExT, 2011

Star catalog developmentEphemeris developmentGround navigation

Star catalog developmentEphemeris developmentGround navigation

Support astrometryEphemeris developmentGround navigation

Ephemeris developmentFirst use of autonomousonboard navigation(Autonav) for tracking

Support astrometryEphemeris developmentGround navigationLandmark trackingTerminal descent trajectory designShape modeling for reconstruction

Ephemeris developmentAutonav for tracking

Ephemeris developmentAutonav for tracking

Ephemeris developmentAutonav for tracking

Support astrometryEphemeris developmentAutonav for targeting maneuversAutonav for tracking

Ephemeris developmentLandmark trackingShape and surface modeling

Ephemeris developmentAutonav for tracking

Ephemeris developmentAutonav for tracking

Current work: Dawn at (4) Vesta, 2011-12: landmark tracking, shape modelingFuture work: Dawn at (1) Ceres, 2015 New Horizons (APL) at (134340) Pluto, 2015: ephemeris and navigation support