Spacecraft Navigation and Guidance

1. Orbital Mechanics. - 1. 1 Introduction. - 1. 2 The Two-Body Problem. - 1. 3 Orbital Elements and Reference Axes. - 1. 4 Time in Orbit. - 1. 5 Lambert's Time of Flight Theorem. - 1. 6 Orbital Manoeuvres. - 1. 7 Patched Conies. - 1. 8 Numerical Integration of Orbits. - 1. 9 Software. - 2. The Launch Phase. - 2. 1 Introduction. - 2. 2 Propulsion. - 2. 3 Launch Systems. - 2. 4 Trajectory Dynamics. - 2. 5 Computation of the Nominal Ascent Trajectory. - 2. 6 A Computed Example: Ariane 4. - 2. 7 Optimization of the Ascent. - 2. 8 In-flight Guidance. - 2. 9 The Guidance and Navigation System. - 2. 10 Software. - 3. Earth Satellites: Perturbations and Manoeuvres. - 3. 1 Introduction. - 3. 2 Variation of the Orbital Elements. - 3. 3 Gravitational Field of the Earth. - 3. 4 Perturbations from the Sun and the Moon. - 3. 5 Effect of Atmospheric Drag. - 3. 6 Illustrative Computations of Perturbations. - 3. 7 Correcting Low Earth Orbits. - 3. 8 Geostationary Orbits. - 3. 10 Software. - 4. Orbit Determination. - 4. 1 Introduction. - 4. 2 First Estimates of Orbits. - 4. 3 Refinement of Orbits. - 4. 4 Sequential Estimation. - 4. 5 Software. - 5. Midcourse and Gravity Assist Manoeuvres. - 5. 1 Introduction. - 5. 2 Midcourse Manoeuvres. - 5. 3 Gravity Assist Manoeuvres. - 5. 4 Software. - 6. Low Thrust Missions. - 6. 1 Introduction. - 6. 2 Electric Propulsion. - 6. 3 Optimization of Low Thrust Trajectories. - 6. 4 Guidance on Low Thrust Trajectories. - 6. 5 Software. - 7. Atmospheric Entry. - 7. 1 Introduction. - 7. 2 Flight Equations. - 7. 3 Entry Corridors. - 7. 4 Ballistic Entry with No Lift. - 7. 5 Guided Entry using Lift. - 7. 6 Software. - A. Appendices. - A. 1 Perturbations from the Sun and Moon in Geostationary Orbit. - A. 2 Perturbations due to Solar Pressure in Geostationary Orbit. - A. 3 Angular Information from Doppler Tracking. - A. 4 Ephemeris of the Sun. - A. 5 Sequential UDCovariance Filter. - A. 6 Global Positioning System. Language: English