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Abilleira, Fernando

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NASA NTRS2021

Entry, Descent, and Landing Communications for the Mars 2020 Lander Mission

The Mars 2020 mission was launched on July 30, 2020 and successfully landed in Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021. The challenging Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) sequence was observed by ground stations on Earth and by orbiters at Mars. This paper discusses the design of the launch and arrival period to ensure maximum Earth visibility, the details of phasing the orbiting assets, and the development of the entry relay targets needed to ensure robust spacecraft telecommunications during EDL.

Abilleira, Fernando↗
NASA NTRS2021

Maven Navigation Support of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Entry, Descent and Landing

Through three years of maneuvering, the MAVEN orbiter was able to support the Mars 2020 (M2020) Perseverance Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL), while also changing to a more relay friendly orbit and preserving a mission lifetime through 2030. The synchronization of the MAVEN orbit for M2020 EDL will be reviewed, followed by a description of the MAVEN phasing for EDL. Poten-tial concerns that arose from large density variations will be discussed, along with the interfaces between MAVEN and M2020.

Kangas, Julie↗
NASA NTRS2021

Mars 2020 Perseverance trajectory reconstruction and performance from launch through landing

The Mars 2020 (M2020) Mission carrying Perseverance, the most advanced rover ever sent to Mars, successfully launched on an Atlas V 541 (AV-088) launch vehicle from the Eastern Test Range (ETR) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida at 11:50:00 UTC (T-Zero time) on July 30, 2020. After some station reconfiguration, carrier/telemetry were locked at both Deep Space Network (DSN) Canberra and Goldstone stations. Perseverance entered the Martian atmosphere at 20:36:50 Spacecraft Event Time (SCET) UTC, and landed inside Jezero Crater at 20:43:49 SCET UTC on February 18, 2021. Confirmation of nominal landing was received at the DSN Goldstone and Madrid tracking stations via the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter at 20:55:11 Earth Received Time (ERT) UTC. This paper summarizes in detail the actual vs. predicted performance in terms of launch vehicle events, launch vehicle injection performance, actual DSN spacecraft lockup, trajectory correction maneuver performance, Entry, Descent, and Landing events, and overall trajectory and geometric characteristics.

Abilleira, Fernando↗
NASA NTRS2021

Mars 2020 Perseverance Trajectory Reconstruction and Performance from Launch through Landing

The Mars 2020 (M2020) Mission carrying Perseverance, the most advanced rover ever sent to Mars, successfully launched on an Atlas V 541 (AV-088) launch vehicle from the Eastern Test Range (ETR) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida at 11:50:00 UTC (T-Zero time) on July 30, 2020. After some station reconfiguration, carrier/telemetry were locked at both Deep Space Network (DSN) Canberra and Goldstone stations. Perseverance entered the Martian atmosphere at 20:36:50 Spacecraft Event Time (SCET) UTC, and landed inside Jezero Crater at 20:43:49 SCET UTC on February 18, 2021. Confirmation of nominal landing was received at the DSN Goldstone and Madrid tracking stations via the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter at 20:55:11 Earth Received Time (ERT) UTC. This paper summarizes in detail the actual vs. predicted performance in terms of launch vehicle events, launch vehicle injection performance, actual DSN spacecraft lockup, trajectory correction maneuver performance, Entry, Descent, and Landing events, and overall trajectory and geometric characteristics.

Wong, Mau↗
NASA NTRS2019

Mars 2020 Mission Design and Navigation Overview

Following the exceptionally successful Mars Science Laboratory mission which placed the Curiosity rover in the interior of Gale Crater in August 2012, NASA will launch the next rover in the 2020 Earth to Mars opportunity arriving to the Red Planet in February 2021 to explore areas suspected of former habitability and look for evidence of past life. This paper details the mission and navigation requirements set by the Project and how the final mission design and navigation plan satisfies those requirements.

Abilleira, Fernando↗
NASA NTRS2019

2018 Mars Insight Trajectory Reconstruction and Performance from Launch Through Landing

The InSight mission successfully launched to Mars on an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle from the Western Test Range (WTR) at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) at 04:05:00 PDT on May 5th, 2018 and landed in the Elysium Planitia Region on November 26th, 2018. Data confirming nominal touchdown was received at 11:52:59 AM PST. This paper summarizes in detail the actual vs. predicted performance of the InSight spacecraft and all associated assets in terms of launch vehicle events, injection performance, DSN performance, cruise performance, and Entry, Descent, and Landing events.

Abilleira, Fernando↗
NASA NTRS2019

Mars 2020 mission design and navigation overview

Following the exceptionally successful Mars Science Laboratory mission which placed the Curiosity rover in the interior of Gale Crater in August 2012, NASA will launch the next rover in the 2020 Earth to Mars opportunity arriving to the Red Planet in February 2021 to explore areas suspected of former habitability and look for evidence of past life. This paper details the mission and navigation requirements set by the Project and how the final mission design and navigation plan satisfies those requirements.

Wong, Mau↗
NASA NTRS2018

2018 Mars Insight Mission Design and Navigation Overview

Originally scheduled for a launch in the 2016 Earth to Mars opportunity, NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) mission will launch the next lander to Mars in May-June 2018 arriving to the Red Planet in November 2018. Derived from the Phoenix mission which successfully landed on Mars in May 2008, the InSight Entry, Descent, and Landing system will place a lander in the Elysium Planitia region. This paper specifies the mission and navigation requirements set by the Project and how the final mission and navigation design satisfies those requirements.

Abilleira, Fernando↗
NASA NTRS2017

NASA Mars 2020 Landed Mission Development

In January of 2014, NASA received fifty-eight proposals from U.S. and international teams for science and exploration technology investigations, for consideration for inclusion as part of NASA's next mobile landed mission to Mars. The results of the competitive procurement were released in late July of 2014: Seven payloads were selected for the investigations that would contribute to meeting the overall objectives of the mission. The extraordinary scientific and technology development interest in the Mars 2020 mission is a direct result of NASA's sustained and coordinated plan for the exploration of Mars, and ultimately, its search for life elsewhere in the universe. The Mars 2020 Mission will preserve the heritage and directly build upon NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Mission and Curiosity Rover to implement its mission. In this paper, early development history leading to its development announcement, as well as key development status and design features for its implementation, is summarized.

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NASA NTRS2017

NASA Mars 2020 landed mission development

In January of 2014, NASA received fifty-eight proposals from U.S. and international teams for science and exploration technology investigations, for consideration for inclusion as part of NASA’s next mobile landed mission to Mars. The results of the competitive procurement were released in late July of 2014: Seven payloads were selected for the investigations that would contribute to meeting the overall objectives of the mission. The extraordinary scientific and technology development interest in the Mars 2020 mission is a direct result of NASA’s sustained and coordinated plan for the exploration of Mars, and ultimately, its search for life elsewhere in the universe. The Mars 2020 Mission will preserve the heritage and directly build upon NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Mission and Curiosity Rover to implement its mission. In this paper, early development history leading to its development announcement, as well as key development status and design features for its implementation, is summarized.

Abilleira, Fernando↗
NASA NTRS2016

Final Mission and Navigation Design for the 2016 Mars InSight Mission

NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) mission was scheduled to launch the next lander to Mars in March 2016 arriving to the Red Planet in the fall. Derived from the Phoenix mission which successfully landed on Mars in May 2008, the InSight Entry, Descent, and Landing system will place a lander in the Elysium Planitia region. This paper specifies the mission and navigation requirements set by the Project and how the final mission and navigation design satisfies those requirements. Background information affecting navigation including spacecraft modeling and the physical environment which influences the spacecraft motion are included. (Note from the author: The InSight launch in 2016 was suspended due to critical issues with the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument that could not be fixed prior to the planned launch period. This paper represents the state of the design for the 2016 mission. No attempt has been made to reflect the latest developments).

Abilleira, Fernando↗
NASA NTRS2014

2016 Mars Insight Mission Design and Navigation

Scheduled for a launch in the 2016 Earth to Mars opportunity, the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) Mission will arrive to Mars in late September 2016 with the primary objective of placing a science lander on the surface of the Red Planet followed by the deployment of two science instruments to investigate the fundamental processes of terrestrial planet formation and evolution. In order to achieve a successful landing, the InSight Project has selected a launch/arrival strategy that satisfies the following key and driving requirements: (1) Deliver a total launch mass of 727 kg, (2) target a nominal landing site with a cumulative Delta V99 less than 30 m/s, and (3) approach EDL with a V-infinity upper limit of 3.941 km/s and (4) an entry flight-path angle (EFPA) of -12.5 +/- 0.26 deg, 3-sigma; the InSight trajectories have been designed such that they (5) provide UHF-band communications via Direct-To-Earth and MRO from Entry through landing plus 60 s, (6) with injection aimpoints biased away from Mars such that the probability of the launch vehicle upper stage impacting Mars is less than 1.0 X 10(exp 4) for fifty years after launch, and (7) non-nominal impact probabilities due to failure during the Cruise phase less than 1.0 X 10(exp 2).

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NASA NTRS2013

2011 Mars Science Laboratory Trajectory Reconstruction and Performance from Launch Through Landing

The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission successfully launched on an Atlas V 541 Expendable Evolved Launch Vehicle (EELV) from the Eastern Test Range (ETR) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida at 15:02:00 UTC on November 26th, 2011. At 15:52:06 UTC, six minutes after the MSL spacecraft separated from the Centaur upper stage, the spacecraft transmitter was turned on and in less than 20 s spacecraft carrier lock was achieved at the Universal Space Network (USN) Dongara tracking station located in Western Australia. MSL, carrying the most sophisticated rover ever sent to Mars, entered the Martian atmosphere at 05:10:46 SpaceCraft Event Time (SCET) UTC, and landed inside Gale Crater at 05:17:57 SCET UTC on August 6th, 2012. Confirmation of nominal landing was received at the Deep Space Network (DSN) Canberra tracking station via the Mars Odyssey relay spacecraft at 05:31:45 Earth Received Time (ERT) UTC. This paper summarizes in detail the actual vs. predicted trajectory performance in terms of launch vehicle events, launch vehicle injection performance, actual DSN/USN spacecraft lockup, trajectory correction maneuver performance, Entry, Descent, and Landing events, and overall trajectory and geometry characteristics.

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