Magazine Article

X-Band Acquisition Aid Software

TBMG-9135

02/01/2011

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The X-band Acquisition Aid (AAP) software is a low-cost acquisition aid for the Deep Space Network (DSN) antennas, and is used while acquiring a spacecraft shortly after it has launched. When enabled, the acquisition aid provides corrections to the antenna-predicted trajectory of the spacecraft to compensate for the variations that occur during the actual launch. The AAP software also provides the corrections to the antenna-predicted trajectory to the navigation team that uses the corrections to refine their model of the spacecraft in order to produce improved antenna-predicted trajectories for each spacecraft that passes over each complex.

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"X-Band Acquisition Aid Software," Mobility Engineering, February 1, 2011.
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Feb 1, 2011
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TBMG-9135
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English