Topex NASA Altimeter Operations Handbook, September 1992


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This operations handbook identifies the commands for the NASA radar altimeter for the TOPEX/Poseidon spacecraft, defines the functions of these commands, and provides supplemental reference material for use by the altimeter operations personnel. The main emphasis of this document is placed on command types, command definitions, command sequences, and operational constraints. Additional document sections describe uploadable altimeter operating parameters, the telemetry stream data contents (for both the science and the engineering data), the Missions Operations System displays, and the spacecraft and altimeter health monitors. Hancock, David W., III and Hayne, George S. and Purdy, Craig L. and Bull, James B. and Brooks, Ronald L. Goddard Space Flight Center; Wallops Flight Facility



















EOS Data Products Handbook


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Description of the data products that will be produced from the named scientific missions.




Earth System Monitor


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EOS Science Plan


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Radiometric Tracking Techniques for Deep-Space Navigation


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Radiometric Tracking Techniques for Deep-Space Navigation focuses on a broad array of technologies and concepts developed over the last four decades to support radio navigation on interplanetary spacecraft. In addition to an overview of Earth-based radio navigation techniques, the book includes a simplified conceptual presentation of each radiometric measurement type, its information content, and the expected measeurement accuracy. The methods described for both aquiring and calibrating radiometric measurements also provide a robust system to support guidance and navigation for future robotic space exploration.