Download - 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 [email protected]
(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
