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Spacecraft Pointing Accuracy

Spacecraft Pointing Accuracy is a metric that quantifies the angular deviation between the intended and actual orientation of a spacecraft’s reference axis with respect to a target direction, serving as a measure of the precision of attitude control in space missions.

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2017–2026

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Spacecraft Navigation Using X-Ray Pulsars

Suneel I. Sheikh, Darryll J. Pines, Paul S. Ray et al. · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics · 2006 · 366 citations

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Precision orbit determination for TOPEX/POSEIDON

B. D. Tapley, John Ries, George W. Davis et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1994 · 283 citations

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ASTER DEM performance

Hiroyuki Fujisada, GM Bailey, G.G. Kelly et al. · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing · 2005 · 230 citations

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Planar, time-optimal, rest-to-rest slewing maneuvers of flexible spacecraft

Gurjeet Singh, Pierre T. Kabamba, N. Harris McClamroch · Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics · 1989 · 186 citations · Full text

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Astra: Interdisciplinary study on enhancement of the end-to-end accuracy for spacecraft tracking techniques

L. Iess, Mauro Di Benedetto, Nick James et al. · Acta Astronautica · 2013 · 95 citations

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Authors

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  1. WG
    W. Gawroński

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 98 citations

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  2. SM
    S. M. Seltzer

    Marshall Space Flight Center, United States

    3 publications · 59 citations

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  3. WB
    W. B. Chubb

    Marshall Space Flight Center, United States

    3 publications · 59 citations

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  4. TS
    Timothy Sands

    Cornell University, United States

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  5. GO
    G.G. Ortiz

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States

    2 publications · 22 citations

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Institutions

79

  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    497 citations

  2. Marshall Space Flight Center

    Redstone Arsenal, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    136 citations

  3. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    983 citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    132 citations

  5. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    502 citations

  6. European Space Operations Centre

    Darmstadt, Germany

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    215 citations

  7. Shanghai Micro Satellite Engineering Center

    Shanghai, China

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    102 citations

  8. Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    272 citations

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  1. Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics

    6 publications · 677 citations

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  3. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

    4 publications · 76 citations

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  4. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

    3 publications · 98 citations

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  5. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)

    Repository · 2 publications · 33 citations

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