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Deep Space Navigation with Pulsars (parallel 2)
Thu, 12/09/2021 - 09:43

Start Date:
2012
Programme:
Discovery
End Date:
2013
Programme Reference:
2012-13
Country:
Spain
Contractor:
GMV
Description:
The XNAV concept has been analysed in detail. The performances obtained from simulations have been validated successfully using real data from XMM-Newton space telescope.
The performances obtained using real data are not in line with the XNAV performances (100 m for the Crab pulsar) due to limitations in the XMM-Newton instrument operations. We have been forced to use a source much fainter than the Crab pulsar and surrounded by a background much stronger than expected.
Application Domain:
Generic Technologies
Keywords:
Navigation
Interplanetary
Telescope
Exploration
Pulsars
Executive summary: