DocumentCode
979814
Title
Interplanetary Navigation
Author
Clemence, G.M.
Author_Institution
U. S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.
Volume
48
Issue
4
fYear
1960
fDate
4/1/1960 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
497
Lastpage
499
Abstract
The similarities and differences between interplanetary navigation and navigation on the earth are discussed. It is shown that in interplanetary space, position-fixing can be accomplished by a simple extension of the techniques already familiar to all navigators; but, when very close to the destination, other techniques are more suitable.
Keywords
Art; Earth; Gravity; Jupiter; Mars; Navigation; Planets; Solar system; Sun; Venus;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IRE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-8390
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JRPROC.1960.287397
Filename
4066046
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