NASA NTRS · 19740008872
Calibration effects on orbit determination
Abstract
The effects of charged particle and tropospheric calibrations on the orbit determination (OD) process are analyzed. The calibration process consisted of correcting the Doppler observables for the media effects. Calibrated and uncalibrated Doppler data sets were used to obtain OD results for past missions as well as Mariner Mars 1971. Comparisons of these Doppler reductions show the significance of the calibrations. For the MM'71 mission, the media calibrations proved themselves effective in diminishing the overall B-plane error and reducing the Doppler residual signatures.
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Madrid, G. A., Winn, F. B., Zielenbach, J. W., Yip, K. B.. 1974-03-01. Calibration effects on orbit determination. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19740008872
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