Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiment (PRIDE) technique: A test case of the Mars Express Phobos fly-by
Journal article, 2016
The closest ever fly-by of the Martian moon Phobos, performed by the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft, gives a unique opportunity to sharpen and test the Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiments (PRIDE) technique in the interest of studying planet-satellite systems. Aims. The aim of this work is to demonstrate a technique of providing high precision positional and Doppler measurements of planetary spacecraft using the Mars Express spacecraft. The technique will be used in the framework of Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiments in various planetary missions, in particular in fly-by mode. Methods. We advanced a novel approach to spacecraft data processing using the techniques of Doppler and phase-referenced very long baseline interferometry spacecraft tracking. Results. We achieved, on average, mHz precision (30 mu m/s at a 10 s integration time) for radial three-way Doppler estimates and sub-nanoradian precision for lateral position measurements, which in a linear measure (at a distance of 1.4 AU) corresponds to similar to 50 m.
tracking
astrometry
methods: data analysis
techniques: interferometric
techniques: miscellaneous
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Author
Dmitry Duev
Moscow State University
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
Sergei Pogrebenko
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
G. Cimo
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
G. M. Calves
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
Aalto University
T. M. B. Bahamon
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
Delft University of Technology
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
L. I. Gurvits
Delft University of Technology
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
M. M. Kettenis
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
J. Kania
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
V. Tudose
Institute for Space Sciences, Bucharest
P. Rosenblatt
Royal Observatory of Belgium
J. C. Marty
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
V. Lainey
IMCCE - Institut de Mecanique Celeste et de Calcul des Ephemerides
P. de Vicente
Yebes Observatory
J. Quick
Hartebeeshoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
M. Nickola
Hartebeeshoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
A. Neidhardt
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)
G. Kronschnabl
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)
C. Ploetz
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)
Rüdiger Haas
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Space Geodesy and Geodynamics
Michael Lindqvist
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory
A. Orlati
Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)
A. V. Ipatov
Russian Academy of Sciences
M. A. Kharinov
Russian Academy of Sciences
A. G. Mikhailov
Russian Academy of Sciences
J. E. J. Lovell
University of Tasmania
J. N. McCallum
University of Tasmania
J. Stevens
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
S. A. Gulyaev
Auckland University of Technology
T. Natush
Auckland University of Technology
S. Weston
Auckland University of Technology
W. H. Wang
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
B. Xia
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
W. J. Yang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
L. F. Hao
Chinese Academy of Sciences
J. Kallunki
Aalto University
O. Witasse
European Space Agency (ESA)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
0004-6361 (ISSN) 1432-0746 (eISSN)
Vol. 593 A34 A34Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Subject Categories
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Roots
Basic sciences
Infrastructure
Onsala Space Observatory
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/201628869