Planetary Spacecraft Navigation

Space Technology Library James Miller Planetary Spacecraft Navigation SPACE TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY Published jointly by Microcosm Press and Springer The Space Technology Library Editorial Board Managing Editor: James R. Wertz (Microcosm, Inc., El Segundo, CA) Editorial Board: Roland Doré (Professor and Director International Space University, Strasbourg) Tom Logsdon (Senior member of Technical Staff, Space Division, Rockwell International) F. Landis Markley (NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center) Robert G. Melton (Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Pennsylvania State University) Keiken Ninomiya (Professor, Institute of Space & Astronautical Science) Jehangir J. Pocha (Letchworth, Herts.) Rex W. Ridenoure (CEO and Co-founder at Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation) Gael Squibb (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology) Martin Sweeting (Professor of Satellite Engineering, University of Surrey) David A. Vallado (Senior Research Astrodynamicist, CSSI/AGI) Richard Van Allen (Vice President and Director, Space Systems Division, Microcosm, Inc.) More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/6575 James Miller Planetary Spacecraft Navigation 123 James Miller Porter Ranch CA, USA Space Technology Library ISBN 978-3-319-78915-6 ISBN 978-3-319-78916-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78916-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018945424 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Preface This book is based on my 50 years of experience in navigation of Earth entry vehicles, Minuteman ballistic missiles, and planetary spacecraft. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, I worked on the Mariner 6, Viking, Pioneer, Galileo, and Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous missions. At KinetX Inc. I worked on the MESSENGER and New Horizons mis