Accession Number:

AD0258903

Title:

ON THE POSSIBILITY OF USING ASTEROIDS AS POSITION INDICATORS IN INTERPLANETARY NAVIGATION

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

GEOPHYSICS CORP OF AMERICA BOSTON MASS

Personal Author(s):

• LEVY,R.J.

Report Date:

1961-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

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

Descriptors:

• *PLANETS
• *SPACE NAVIGATION
• *SPACECRAFT
• CELESTIAL NAVIGATION
• EARTH(PLANET)
• MARS(PLANET)
• SOLAR SYSTEM
• VENUS(PLANET)

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE