Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiment (PRIDE) technique: A test case of the Mars Express Phobos fly-by

D. A. Duev; S. V. Pogrebenko; G. Cimò; G. Molera Calvés; T. M. Bocanegra Bahamón; L. I. Gurvits; M. M. Kettenis; J. Kania; V. Tudose; P. Rosenblatt; J. C. Marty; V. Lainey; P. De Vicente; J. Quick; M. Nickola; A. Neidhardt; G. Kronschnabl; C. Ploetz; R. Haas; M. Lindqvist; A. Orlati; A. V. Ipatov; M. A. Kharinov; A. G. Mikhailov; J. E J Lovell; J. N. McCallum; J. Stevens; S. A. Gulyaev; T. Natush; S. Weston; W. H. Wang; B. Xia; W. J. Yang; L. F. Hao; J. Kallunki; O. Witasse

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Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiment (PRIDE) technique: A test case of the Mars Express Phobos fly-by

D. A. Duev, S. V. Pogrebenko, G. Cimò, G. Molera Calvés, T. M. Bocanegra Bahamón, L. I. Gurvits, M. M. Kettenis, J. Kania, V. Tudose, P. Rosenblatt, J. C. Marty, V. Lainey, P. De Vicente, J. Quick, M. Nickola, A. Neidhardt, G. Kronschnabl, C. Ploetz, R. Haas, M. LindqvistA. Orlati, A. V. Ipatov, M. A. Kharinov, A. G. Mikhailov, J. E J Lovell, J. N. McCallum, J. Stevens, S. A. Gulyaev, T. Natush, S. Weston, W. H. Wang, B. Xia, W. J. Yang, L. F. Hao, J. Kallunki, O. Witasse

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Context. The closest ever fly-by of the Martian moon Phobos, performed by the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft, gives a unique opportunity to sharpen and test the Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiments (PRIDE) technique in the interest of studying planet-satellite systems. Aims. The aim of this work is to demonstrate a technique of providing high precision positional and Doppler measurements of planetary spacecraft using the Mars Express spacecraft. The technique will be used in the framework of Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiments in various planetary missions, in particular in fly-by mode. Methods. We advanced a novel approach to spacecraft data processing using the techniques of Doppler and phase-referenced very long baseline interferometry spacecraft tracking. Results. We achieved, on average, mHz precision (30 μm/s at a 10 s integration time) for radial three-way Doppler estimates and sub-nanoradian precision for lateral position measurements, which in a linear measure (at a distance of 1.4 AU) corresponds to ∼50 m.

Original language	English
Article number	A34
Journal	Astronomy & Astrophysics
Volume	593
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628869
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2016

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Astrometry
Methods: data analysis
Techniques: interferometric
Techniques: miscellaneous

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Duev, D. A., Pogrebenko, S. V., Cimò, G., Molera Calvés, G., Bocanegra Bahamón, T. M., Gurvits, L. I., Kettenis, M. M., Kania, J., Tudose, V., Rosenblatt, P., Marty, J. C., Lainey, V., De Vicente, P., Quick, J., Nickola, M., Neidhardt, A., Kronschnabl, G., Ploetz, C., Haas, R., ... Witasse, O. (2016). Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiment (PRIDE) technique: A test case of the Mars Express Phobos fly-by. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 593, Article A34. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201628869

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