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- From: sdd@zip.larc.nasa.gov (Steve Derry)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Galileo Delta-DOR Passes
- Date: 13 Nov 1992 17:06:48 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA
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- References: <1992Nov13.163019.9534@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>
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- Keywords: Galileo, DSN, Navigation, Ranging
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- I've seen quite a few references to delta-DOR passes in the Galileo status
- reports posted recently. These appear to be some sort of precision
- navigation technique being used to prepare for the Earth 2 flyby.
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- Does anybody have any details about what these are and how they work?
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- Thanks!
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- Steve Derry
- NASA LaRC
- <s.d.derry@larc.nasa.gov>
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