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A describtion of the Mars Global Surveyor mission and its trajectory will be provided, followed by a discussion of the orbit determination estimation procedure and models.
This paper presents the evolution and control of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mapping orbit throughout one Mars year of the primary mapping mission.
The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft was launched on November 6, 1996 and was captured into a highly elliptical, 45 hour orbit around Mars with a 973 m/s propulsive maneuver on September 12, 1997.
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft will be launched in November of 1996 to the planet Mars for an extended study of the planet's surface, atmosphere, gravitational field and magnetic field. In order to achieve the scientific objectives of the mission, the spacecraft will be inserted into a low-altitude, near-polar, Sun-synchronous orbit. Data will be collected and returned from six prime experiments on the spacecraft for over one Martian year (687 Earth days) and will provide for a better understanding of the geology, geophysics, and climatology of Mars. Five of these six experiments will utilize scientific instruments mounted on the spacecraft. The sixth investigation will collect data about Mars by analyzing the spacecraft's radio signal.
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft will be launched in November 1996 to the planet Mars for an extended study of the planet's surface, atmosphere, gravitational field, and magnetic field. In order to achieve the scientific objectives of the mission, the spacecraft will be inserted into a low-altitude, near-polar, sun-synchronous orbit. Data will be collected for over one Martian year (687 Earth days) and will provide for a better understanding of the geology, geophysics, and climatology of Mars.
The Mars Global Surveyor was successfully launched from Cape Kennedy on November 7, 1996. This paper discusses the details of the various navigation phases of the mission.
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft was launched toward Mars on 7 November 1996 and will arrive at Mars on 12 September 1997.
The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft was successfully laucnded from Cape Canaveral by a Delta II 7925 rocket on 11/7/96, 17:00:50 UTC.
Mars Global Surveyor arrived at Mars on September 11, 1997, to begin a short period of orbit transformation and then to embark upon two years of intensive mapping of the Martian surface and atmospheric observations.
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft was successfully inserted into an elliptical orbit around Mars on 9/12/97, 01:53:49 UTC.
Surveyor midcourse guidance treated by minima and maxima theory, noting terminal phase
Surveyor Lunar Roving Vehicle /SLRV/ system description and performance characteristics
Effect of hydrogen snow accumulation on Centaur retromaneuver and Surveyor payload
Mechanical properties of lunar surface materials, macroscopic features of local terrain, engine exhaust effects on landing site, and other scientific observations by Surveyor III
Dynamics tests of engine-structure coupled longitudinal oscillations of Atlas Centaur Surveyor
Solar corona observations of Surveyor I, discussing extent of measurable radiance and occurrence of streamer
Lunar soil composition determined to be porous fine-grain moderately cohesive rock powder, from Surveyor I and Luna IX pictures
Optical triangulation method for determining lunar surface elevation relative to Surveyor spacecraft