ON THE POSSIBILITY OF USING ASTEROIDS AS POSITION INDICATORS IN INTERPLANETARY NAVIGATION
Abstract
OBSERVATIONS OF MINOR PLANETS FROM AN INTERPLANETARY VEHICLE ARE DISCUSSED AS A MEANS OF OBTAINING VEHICULAR POSITION INFORMATION. The accuracy attainable by such means is comparable or superior to that from midcourse observations of planets. Various advantages and difficulties of this procedure are cited. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0258903
Entities
People
- R.j. Levy