Formulation for Observed and Computed Values of Deep Space Network Data Types for Navigation / JPL Deep-Space Communications and Navigation Series Bd.1 (PDF)

A valuable reference for students and professionals in the field of
deep space navigation

Drawing on fundamental principles and practices developed during
decades of deep space exploration at the California Institute of
Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), this book documents
the formation of program Regres of JPL's Orbit Determination
Program (ODP). Program Regres calculates the computed values of
observed quantities (e.g., Doppler and range observables) obtained
at the tracking stations of the Deep Space Network, and also
calculates media corrections for the computed values of the
observable and partial derivatives of the computed values of the
observables with respect to the solve-for-parameter vector-q. The
ODP or any other program which uses its formulation can be used to
navigate a spacecraft anywhere in the solar system.

A publication of the JPL Deep Space Communications and Navigation
System Center of Excellence (DESCANSO), Formulation for Observed
and Computed Values of Deep Space Network Data Types for Navigation
is an invaluable resource for graduate students of celestial
mechanics or astrodynamics because it:

* features the expertise of today's top scientists

* places the entire program Regres formulation in an easy-to-access
resource

* describes technology which will be used in the next generation of
navigation software currently under development

The Deep Space Communications and Navigation Series is authored by
scientists and engineers with extensive experience in astronautics,
communications, and related fields. It lays the foundation for
innovation in the areas of deep space navigation and communications
by conveying state-of-the-art knowledge in key technologies.