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Predicting Spacecraft Trajectories by the WeavEncke Method

TBMG-9029

01/01/2011

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A combination of methods is proposed of predicting spacecraft trajectories that possibly include multiple maneuvers and/or perturbing accelerations, with greater speed, accuracy, and repeatability than were heretofore achievable. The combination is denoted the WeavEncke method because it is based on unpublished studies by Jonathan Weaver of the orbit-prediction formulation of the noted astronomer Johann Franz Encke. Weaver evaluated a number of alternatives that arise within that formulation, arriving at an orbit-predicting algorithm optimized for complex trajectory operations.

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"Predicting Spacecraft Trajectories by the WeavEncke Method," Mobility Engineering, January 1, 2011.
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Jan 1, 2011
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TBMG-9029
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English