CONTENTS
(Volume 97, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences,
Astrodynamics 1997)

Page

FOREWORD vii

PREFACE ix

Part I

TETHER DYNAMICS 1

TiPS: Results of a Tethered Satellite Experiment (AAS 97-600), William Purdy, Shannon L. Coffey, William J. Barnds, Bernard Kelm and Mark Davis 3

Experiments in Tether Dynamics Planned for ATEx's Flight (AAS 97-601), Michael F. Zedd 25

Dynamics and Control of an Atmospheric Tether With a Lifting Probe (AAS 97-602), Brian L. Biswell and Jordi Puig-Suari 45

Orbital Dynamics of Tethered Satellite Systems (AAS 97-603), Y-M. Cheng, S. Cho and J. E. Cochran, Jr. 61

Tether Sling Shot Assist (AAS 97-604), Eric L.-M. Lanoix and Arun K. Misra 71

Dynamics of a Tether Sling (AAS 97-605), Stephen N. Kuchnicki, Steven G. Tragesser and James M. Longuski 91

GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION, AND ACCURACY 109

Some Consequences of Force Model Uncertainty on Probability of Collision With Orbital Debris (AAS 97-606), Maruthi R. Akella, John L. Junkins and Kyle T. Alfriend 111

A Dynamic Algorithm for Processing Uncorrelated Tracks (AAS 97-607), Kyle T. Alfriend 123

Satellite Position Dilution of Precision (SPDOP) (AAS 97-609), Kitt C. Carlton-Wippern 133

Impact Error Scaling Methods for Missile Accuracy Studies (AAS 97-610), Donald L. Hitzl, Ken W. Last, Barry E. Marshall, Antony W. Merz and Jim J. Nakanishi 147

Range Limits of Attitude Determination Accuracy (AAS 97-611), Daniele Mortari 167

A Framework for the Comparison of Structurally Connected and Multiple Spacecraft Interferometers (AAS 97-612), Derek M. Surka and Edward F. Crawley 179

MISSION DESIGN 1 199

Earth-Jupiter-Earth Trajectories and the Europa Ice-Clipper Mission (AAS 97-613), David F. Bender 201

Galileo Europa Mission (GEM) Tour Design (AAS 97-614), Julia L. Bell and Jennie R. Johannesen 213

Options for a Titan Orbiter and Multi-Probe Mission (AAS 97-615), Paul A. Penzo 229

Guidance Margin Augmentation in Low-Thrust Trajectory Design (AAS 97-616), Jun'ichiro Kawaguchi 237

Recent Evolution of the Mars  Reference Mission (AAS 97-617), B. Kent Joosten, Ryan J. Schaefer and Stephen J. Hoffman 257

Mars Global Surveyor: Aerobraking With a Broken Wing (AAS 97-618), Daniel T. Lyons 275

CONSTELLATION ANALYSIS AND STATIONKEEPING 295

A Numerical Study of Frozen Polar Orbits About Ellipsoidal Shaped Bodies (AAS 97-619), Henry J. Pernicka and Travis A. Becker 297

An Analytic Approach to Calculating Earth Coverage (AAS 97-620), Brian Kantsiper and Stanley Weiss 313

Optimization of Satellite Constellations for Discontinuous Global Coverage Via Genetic Algorithms (AAS 97-621), Eric R. George 333

UPH Constellations for Continuous Regional Coverage (AAS 97-622), C. Ulivieri, G. Laneve, S. M. Hejazi Moghaddam and A. Foni 347

Automated Station-Keeping for Satellite Constellations (AAS 97-623), Naresh H. Shah, Ronald J. Proulx, Brian Kantsiper, Paul J. Cefola and John Draim 357

A Feedback Control Law for Stationkeeping With On-Off Thrusters (AAS 97-624), Craig A. Kluever and Greg S. Tanck 387

TRACKING AND NAVIGATION 401

Calibrating the Naval Space Surveillance Fence Using Satellite Laser Ranging (AAS 97-625), G. Charmaine Gilbreath, Paul W. Schumacher, Jr., Mark A. Davis, Edward D. Lydick, and John M. Anderson 403

Laser Ranging Target Considerations for LEO Spacecraft (AAS 97-626), G. Charmaine Gilbreath, Peter B. Rolsma, Robert A. Kessel and James A. Georges III 417

Relative Navigation for Autonomous Formation Flying of Spacecraft (AAS 97-627), Cheryl J. Gramling, Taesul Lee, David J. Niklewski and Anne C. Long 435

Autonomous Nucleus Tracking for Comet/Asteroid Encounters: The STARDUST Example (AAS 97-628), Shyam Bhaskaran, Joseph E. Riedel and Stephen P. Synnott 451

Autonomous Navigation With Laser Altimetry (AAS 97-629), Connie J. Weeks, Jennifer Lynch and Anna Girardi 469

Image Based Relative Motion Estimation Around a Celestial Body (AAS 97-630), Takashi Nakamura, Shujiro Sawai, Hiroyuki  Ohsawa, Jun'ichiro Kawaguchi and Hiroki Matsuo 483

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY 499

Precision Low Earth Orbit Determination Using Atmospheric Density Calibration (AAS 97-631), F. A. Marcos, M. J. Kendra, J. M. Griffin, J. N. Bass, D. R. Larson and J. J. F. Liu 501

The Naval Research Laboratory Program on Empirical Models of the Neutral Upper Atmosphere (AAS 97-632), J. M. Picone, A. E. Hedin, S. L. Coffey, J. Lean, D. P. Drob, H. Neal, D. J. Melendez-Alvira, R. R. Meier and J. T. Mariska 515

Tools for Modeling the Thermosphere and Ionosphere (AAS 97-633), A. G. Burns, T. L. Killeen and W. Wang 529

Neutral and Ion Drag Effects Near the Exobase: MSX Satellite Measurements of He and O+ (AAS 97-634), G. M. Keating, J. C. Leary, B. D. Green, O. M. Uy, R. C. Benson, R. E. Erlandson, T. E. Phillips, J. C. Lesho and M. T. Boies 549

Prediction of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity (AAS 97-636), Gary Heckman 557

Neutral Density Specification Using First Principle Models: Semi-Annual Variations and Storms (AAS 97-637), T. J. Fuller-Rowell, M. V. Codrescu and J. M. Forbes 565

SPACE DEBRIS AND SPACE FLIGHT DYNAMICS 583

Overview of the Second European Conference on Space Debris (AAS 97-638), David B. Spencer and K. Kim Luu 585

Probability of Collisions in Space (AAS 97-639), Kitt C. Carlton-Wippern 601

Dynamics and Control Problems in the Deflection of Near-Earth Objects (AAS 97-640), Christopher D. Hall and I. Michael Ross 613

Analysis of the Pegasus Breakup (AAS 97-641), James G. Miller 633

Overview of the Twelfth International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics (AAS 97-642), R. D. Burns 647

Incorporating Modern Methods in Undergraduate Astrodynamics Education (AAS 97-643), Ronald A. Madler 655

RENDEZVOUS 661

Coplanar Two-Impulse Rendezvous in General Elliptic Orbit With Drag (AAS 97-644), Jean Albert Kechichian 663

The Algorithm of the Two-Impulse Time-Fixed Noncoplanar Rendezvous With Drag and Oblateness Effects (AAS 97-645), Jean Albert Kechichian 685

Fuel Optimal Multi-Impulse Orbit Rendezvous Between Neighboring Orbits: A Numerical Approach (AAS 97-646), Tae Soo No 707

An Analytic Approach to Optimal Rendezvous Using the  Der-Danchick Equations (AAS 97-647), Gim J. Der and Roy Danchick 719

Optimal Bounded Low Thrust Rendezvous With Fixed Terminal Approach Direction (AAS 97-648), M. Guelman and M. Aleshin 739

Terminal Maneuver for an Optimal Cooperative Impulsive Rendezvous (AAS 97-649), John E. Prussing 759

TOPICS IN CONTROL THEORY 773

Linear Quadratic Regulator Control of Dynamic Systems Described by Mathieu Equations (AAS 97-650), Donald L. Mackison 775

Sufficiency for Optimal Control Problems Involving Parameters (AAS 97-651), David G. Hull 793

Feedback Control Law Using the Eigenfactor Quasi-Coordinate Velocity Vector (AAS 97-652), Hanspeter Schaub and John L. Junkins 803

Stabilization Due to Finite Word Length in Repetitive and Learning Control (AAS 97-653), Yi-Ping Hsin and Richard W. Longman, Edward J. Solcz and Jan deJong 817

A Repetitive Control Law Designed to Eliminate Periodic Measurement Disturbances (AAS 97-654), Yi-Ping Hsin, Richard W. Longman, Edward J. Solcz and Jan deJong 837

On Control of Shallow Spherical Shells Using Layers of Piezoceramic Actuators (AAS 97-655), S. K. Ghaedi, A. K. Misra and V. J. Modi 851

Stability Analysis of Optimal Three-Dimensional Hypersonic Skip Trajectories (AAS 97-656), L. de-Olivé Ferreira, A. F. B. A. Prado and N. X. Vinh 867

Effects of Thrust Misalignments on Orbit Transfers (AAS 97-657), Daniel Levy de F. Rodrigues and Marcelo Lopes de O. e Souza 887

ATTITUDE CONTROL 897

Large Angle Maneuver of Asymmetric Spacecraft Using Solutions to the Impulsive Reorientation Problem (AAS 97-658), S. Cho, Y-M. Cheng and J. E. Cochran, Jr. 899

Simultaneous Control of Orbit and Attitude Maneuvers for the GRO Satellite (AAS 97-659), Bassam A. Albassam, D. J. Mook and T. Singh 915

Disturbance Accommodating Attitude Control With Reaction Wheel (AAS 97-660), Jinho Kim and Dongjun Shin 929

Optimal Cones Intersection Techniques for Attitude Pointing Error Evaluation (AAS 97-661), Daniele Mortari 949

Applications of Neural Networks to the Satellite Attitude Control Problem (AAS 97-662), Gustavo Riestra Rodríguez and Jordi Puig-Suari 963

Control Moment Gyro (CMG) Based Spacecraft Attitude Control Using Feedback Linearization Control Technique (AAS 97-663), M. Reza Rokui and Serdar Kalaycioglu 983

ORBITAL MECHANICS AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES -1 999

Evaluation of J2-Perturbed Apsis Height Computation Methods (AAS 97-665), Daniel R. Adamo 1001

Maximizing the Launch Window of the Global Positioning Replenishment Satellites (AAS 97-666), D. R. Cave and P. E. Jasper 1021

The Evolution of Highly-Eccentric Orbits: Decay Phase Analysis (AAS 97-667), Jack D. Fischer, Paul J. Cefola and Ronald J. Proulx 1037

Conjunction/Interference Between LEO and GEO Comsats (AAS 97-668), Thomas J. Lang 1057

Modeling Issues Concerning Motion of the Saturnian Satellites (AAS 97-670), Steven G. Tragesser and James M. Longuski 1071
 

Part II

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GPS APPLICATIONS TO HIGHLY-AGILE AND HIGH-ALTITUDE SPACE SYSTEMS 1091

Transitioning the Nation's Spacelift Range System (SLRS) From Radars to GPS for Primary Range Safety Metric Tracking (AAS 97-671), David J. Villalpando, Gary L. Schipper and Jeff Ward 1093

Space Lift Range System Launch Vehicle Trajectory Measurement Capability Trade Study Results (AAS 97-672), Robert L. Baker, Judith F. Richardson 1099

Evaluation of GPS/IMU Trajectory Estimation Performance for Realtime Missile Flight Safety (AAS 97-673), John McConnell, Robert Greenberg, Richard A. Brooks, John Hsieh and Fred Grimes 1119

Missile Technology Demonstration Flight Test - 2 (AAS 97-674), Sandra H. Slivinsky, Lanell Fountain, Rod Galloway and Anne Marie Scott 1135

Trends in Position Determination for Air Force Satellite Operations (AAS 97-675), Bruce L. Simpson and Timothy J. Rade 1145

New Techniques for Orbit Determination of Geosynchronous, Geosynchronous-Transfer, and Other High-Altitude Earth Orbiters (AAS 97-676), S. M. Lichten,  S. C. Wu, L. E. Young, J. M. Srinivasan, B. J. Haines and Peter Coulson 1153

Challenges and Options for GEO Use of GPS (AAS 97-677), C. C. Chao, M. D. Menn, J. L. Wong, S. L. Johns and P. H. Kim 1171

ATTITUDE DYNAMICS AND ESTIMATION 1185

Relative Equilibria of a Rigid Satellite in a Circular Keplerian Orbit (AAS 97-678), Jeffrey A. Beck and Christopher D. Hall 1187

Satellite Nonlinear Attitude Motion About an Oblate Central Body (AAS 97-679), Harry A. Karasopoulos and David L. Richardson 1217

Large Angle Solution for a Spinning Rigid Body Subject to Constant Transverse Torques (AAS 97-680), R. Anne Beck and James M. Longuski 1237

Dynamics of an Asymmetric Spacecraft: Analytic Studies (AAS 97-681), Sergei Tanygin and Trevor Williams 1253

Investigation of Nearby Solutions of Euler's Rotational Equations (AAS 97-682), Sergei Tanygin, Trevor Williams and D. L. Richardson 1273

An Adaptive Technique for Estimating Attitude From Earth Magnetic Field Data (AAS 97-683), Fabio Curti 1293

NUMERICAL METHODS IN ORBITAL MECHANICS 1309

An Evaluation of the Jacchia 1971 and MSISE 1990 Atmospheric Models Using NASA ODERACS2 Data (AAS 97-685), S. H. Chastain and C. C. Chao 1311

Trajectory Propagation Over Very Short Time Spans (AAS 97-686), Gim J. Der and Roy Danchick 1331

Maintaining the Space Object Catalog With Special Perturbations (AAS 97-687), Harold L. Neal, Shannon L. Coffey and Steve Knowles 1349

Parallel Version of Special Perturbations Orbit Propagator (AAS 97-688), Beny Neta 1361

Ephemeris Compression Using Multiple Fourier Series (AAS 97-689), A. M. Segerman and S. L. Coffey 1371

Hybrid Ephemeris Compression Model (AAS 97-690), Felix R. Hoots and Richard G. France 1387

Geopotential Perturbations: An Efficient Algorithm (AAS 97-691), Edwin Wnuk and Iwona Wytrzyszczak 1399

SURVEY PAPERS OF SELECTED NATIONAL SPACE PROGRAMS 1419

The Canadian Space Program (AAS 97-692), Serdar Kalaycioglu and Arun K. Misra 1421

The Japanese Space Program (AAS 97-693), Kuninori T. Uesugi 1429

The British Space Program (AAS 97-694), Richard Holdaway 1437

The French Space Program Through CNES Flight Dynamics Activities, Gilles Tavernier 1443

ASI - Italian Space Agency: Major National Programs and Participation in the European Space Organization (AAS 97-696), Claudio Portelli and Carla Rosini 1463

A Brief Introduction to the Space Activities in Taiwan (AAS 97-697), Jeng-Shing Chern 1469

The Israeli Space Program (AAS 97-698), M. Guelman 1477

ORBIT DETERMINATION: TECHNIQUES AND RESULTS 1489

Galileo Orbit Determination Results During the Satellite Tour (AAS 97-699), P. G. Antreasian, T. P. McElrath, R. J. Haw and G. D. Lewis 1491

Demonstration of MicroGPS for Low-Cost Orbit Determination
(AAS 97-701), S. C. Wu, D. Kuang, S. M. Lichten, S. Nandi, L. J. Romans and J. M. Srinivasan 1537

Improvements in Mars Gravity Field Determination Using Ridge-Type Estimation Methods (AAS 97-702), Clifton F. Minter and David A. Cicci 1549

The Naval Research Laboratory's Orbit/Covariance Estimation and Analysis Software: OCEAN (AAS 97-703), Mark T. Soyka, Jay W. Middour, Patrick W. Binning, Henry Pickard and Jacques Fein 1567

Accurate Orbit Determination From Short-Arc Dense Observational Data (AAS 97-704), David A. Vallado and Scott S. Carter 1587

Use of the Raven Optical Sensor for Deep Space Orbit Determination
(AAS 97-705), Scott Wallace, Chris Sabol and Scott Carter 1603

MISSION DESIGN 2 1625

STARDUST Mission Design (AAS 97-707), Chen-wan L. Yen and Edward A. Hirst 1627

Probability Analysis of New Comet Flyby for CONTOUR Mission (AAS 97-708), Alan Friedlander and Darla German 1645

Trajectory Design Using a Dynamical Systems Approach With Application to GENESIS (AAS 97-709), K. C. Howell, B. T. Barden, R. S. Wilson and M. W. Lo 1665

Ballistic Multi-Asteroid Flyby Trajectories of Large Main Belt Asteroids (AAS 97-710), David F. Bender 1685

A Low-Cost Modified Launch Mode for High-C3 Interplanetary Missions (AAS 97-711), Hans F. Meissinger, Simon D. Dawson and James R. Wertz 1693

OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES 1709

Nominal Reentry Trajectory Selection Via Optimal Control (AAS 97-712), Robert J. Baltrum, Bion L. Pierson and Degang J. Chen 1711

Optimization of DV-Earth-Gravity-Assist Trajectories (AAS 97-713), Lorenzo Casalino, Guido Colasurdo and Dario Pastrone 1727

Optimal Low-Thrust Trajectories to Earth-Moon L2 Halo Orbits (Circular Problem) (AAS 97-714), Thomas F. Starchville, Jr. and Robert G. Melton 1741

Minimum Time Transfer of a Constant Low Thrust Rocket Between Elliptic Orbits in Strong Newtonian Gravity Fields (AAS 97-716), B. N. Kiforenko, Zoya V. Pasechnik and Igor Yu. Vasiliev, Leslie R. Balkanyi and John P. Riehl 1757

A Direct Approach for Computing Near-Optimal Low-Thrust Transfers (AAS 97-717), Craig A. Kluever and Steven R. Oleson 1783

Time Optimal Path Planning in Polar Robots With Joint Flexibility (AAS 97-718), Monika Mössner-Beigel, Marc Steinbach, Hans Georg Bock and Richard W. Longman 1801

The Choice of Appropriate Cost Functionals for Optimizing the Operating Speed of Robots (AAS 97-719), Ju Li, Richard W. Longman, Volker H. Schulz and Hans Georg Bock 1821

FLEXIBLE BODY DYNAMICS 1841

Equations of Motion for an N-Link Planar System for Simulation and Optimization (AAS 97-720), Brian L. Biswell and Jordi Puig-Suari 1843

Command Shaping for Nonlinear Tracking Control of a Two-Link Flexible Manipulator (AAS 97-721), Arun K. Banerjee and William E. Singhose 1859

Application of a Singular Value Decomposition Method to Digitally Controlled Large Orbiting Platforms With Co-Located Actuators and Sensors (AAS 97-722),  Aprille J. Ericsson-Jackson, Peter M. Bainum and Guangqian Xing 1877

Flexible Spacecraft Reorientations Using Gimbaled Momentum Wheels (AAS 97-723), Kevin A. Ford and Christopher D. Hall 1895

Dynamics of a Flexible Platform Due to Operational Disturbances (AAS 97-724), V. J. Modi and A. Suleman 1915

Robust Optimal Control of a Flexible Spacecraft (AAS 97-725), Ashish Tewari 1931

MISSION DESIGN 3 1949

Solar Electric Propulsion Performance for Medlite and Delta Class Planetary Missions (AAS 97-726), Carl G. Sauer, Jr. 1951

Minimum Delta-V for Deflecting Earth-Crossing Asteroids (AAS 97-727), Sang-Young Park, Jeffrey T. Elder and I. Michael  Ross 1969

An Overview of the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) Trajectory Design (AAS 97-728), Karen V. Richon and Michael W. Mathews 1979

Small Satellites for Aeronomic Missions in the Lower Thermosphere (AAS 97-729), G. Laneve 1999

Flight Control, Dynamics, and Structural Interaction on the Second Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (AAS 97-730), Lester L. Sackett,  Christopher B. Kirchwey, Michael C. Johnson and Ray D. Barrington 2015

ORBITAL MECHANICS AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES -2 2035

Current Development of the Draper Semianalytical Satellite Theory Standalone Orbit Propagator Package (AAS 97-731), Joseph G. Neelon, Jr., Paul J. Cefola and Ronald J. Proulx 2037

The Analysis of the Relative Motion in General Elliptic Orbit With Respect to a Dragging and Precessing Coordinate Frame (AAS 97-733), Jean Albert Kechichian 2053

Relative Motion of Satellites in Elliptical Orbits (AAS 97-734), Robert G. Melton 2075

The Astrodynamics of New Planetary Systems: The Elliptic Restricted 3-Body Problem (AAS 97-735), W. D. Kelly 2095

A New Method of Determining Orbit Lifetime Probabilities for Use in Planetary Protection Analysis (AAS 97-736), Mark A. Vincent 2115

APPENDICES 2125

Panel Discussion (Abstracts) 2127

Invited Lecture (Abstract) 2129

Publications of the American Astronautical Society 2131

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences Series 2132

Science and Technology Series 2139

AAS History Series 2145

INDEX 2147

Numerical Index 2149

Author Index 2156