The Planetary Science Journal (Jan 2023)
Stereophotoclinometry for OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Navigation
- Coralie D. Adam,
- Leilah K. McCarthy,
- Jason M. Leonard,
- Robert Gaskell,
- Peter G. Antreasian,
- Andrew J. Liounis,
- Kenneth Getzandanner,
- Michael C. Moreau,
- Eric E. Palmer,
- John Weirich,
- Olivier S. Barnouin,
- Jeroen L. Geeraert,
- Eric M. Sahr,
- Benjamin Ashman,
- Derek S. Nelson,
- John Y. Pelgrift,
- Erik J. Lessac-Chenen,
- Daniel Wibben,
- Bobby G. Williams,
- Michael G. Daly,
- Dante S. Lauretta
Affiliations
- Coralie D. Adam
- ORCiD
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- Leilah K. McCarthy
- ORCiD
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- Jason M. Leonard
- ORCiD
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- Robert Gaskell
- Planetary Science Institute , Tucson, AZ, 85719, USA
- Peter G. Antreasian
- ORCiD
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- Andrew J. Liounis
- ORCiD
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Kenneth Getzandanner
- ORCiD
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Michael C. Moreau
- ORCiD
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Eric E. Palmer
- ORCiD
- Planetary Science Institute , Tucson, AZ, 85719, USA
- John Weirich
- ORCiD
- Planetary Science Institute , Tucson, AZ, 85719, USA
- Olivier S. Barnouin
- ORCiD
- The Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory , Laurel, MD 20723, USA
- Jeroen L. Geeraert
- ORCiD
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- Eric M. Sahr
- ORCiD
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- Benjamin Ashman
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Derek S. Nelson
- ORCiD
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- John Y. Pelgrift
- ORCiD
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- Erik J. Lessac-Chenen
- ORCiD
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- Daniel Wibben
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- Bobby G. Williams
- ORCiD
- KinetX Inc ., Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA ; [email protected]
- Michael G. Daly
- ORCiD
- The Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science, York University, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
- Dante S. Lauretta
- ORCiD
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona , Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ace31d
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 4,
no. 9
p. 167
Abstract
We summarize a decade of effort by the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission team to build up the unique capabilities, processes, and procedures required to accomplish the unprecedented navigation performance required during proximity operations at asteroid (101955) Bennu. Stereophotoclinometry was a key technology used for digital terrain model (DTM) generation and landmark navigation, enabling estimation of spacecraft trajectories and Bennu’s geophysical parameters. We outline the concept of operations for OSIRIS-REx landmark navigation and the wide array of testing and verification efforts leading up to OSIRIS-REx’s arrival at Bennu. We relate the outcome of these efforts to the experiences during proximity operations. We discuss navigation and DTM performance during operations, including detailed lessons learned to carry forward for future missions.
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