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A preliminary error analysis of the gravity field recovery from a lunar Satellite-to-Satellite mission
Summary A low cost lunar Satellite-to-Satellite radio tracking mission in a low-low configuration could considerably improve the existing knowledge about the lunar gravity field. The impact of various mission parameters that may contribute to the recovery of the gravity field, such as satellite altitude, satellite separation, mission duration, measurement precision and sampling interval were quantified using the Jekeli-Rapp algorithm. Preliminary results indicate that the gravity field resolution up to harmonic degree 40 to 80 is feasible depending on various mission configurations. Radio tracking data from a six-month mission with a precision of 1 mm $ s^{−1} $ every 10 s and 300 km satellite separation at 150 km altitude will permit the determination of $ 5^{o} $×$ 5^{o} $ mean gravity anomalies with an error of approximately 15 mgals. Consideration of other unaccounted error sources of instrumental, operational as well as environmental nature may lower this resolution.
A preliminary error analysis of the gravity field recovery from a lunar Satellite-to-Satellite mission
Summary A low cost lunar Satellite-to-Satellite radio tracking mission in a low-low configuration could considerably improve the existing knowledge about the lunar gravity field. The impact of various mission parameters that may contribute to the recovery of the gravity field, such as satellite altitude, satellite separation, mission duration, measurement precision and sampling interval were quantified using the Jekeli-Rapp algorithm. Preliminary results indicate that the gravity field resolution up to harmonic degree 40 to 80 is feasible depending on various mission configurations. Radio tracking data from a six-month mission with a precision of 1 mm $ s^{−1} $ every 10 s and 300 km satellite separation at 150 km altitude will permit the determination of $ 5^{o} $×$ 5^{o} $ mean gravity anomalies with an error of approximately 15 mgals. Consideration of other unaccounted error sources of instrumental, operational as well as environmental nature may lower this resolution.
A preliminary error analysis of the gravity field recovery from a lunar Satellite-to-Satellite mission
Bâki Iz, Hüseyin (author)
Bulletin géodésique ; 67
1993
Article (Journal)
English
Geodäsie , Geometrie , Geodynamik , Zeitschrift , Mathematik , Mineralogie
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