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Fayolle-Chambe, M.S. (author), Dirkx, D. (author), Cimo, G. (author), Gurvits, L. (author), Lainey, V. (author), Visser, P.N.A.M. (author)In the coming decade, JUICE and Europa Clipper radio-science will yield the most accurate estimation to date of the Galilean moons’ physical parameters and ephemerides. JUICE's PRIDE (Planetary Radio Interferometry and Doppler Experiment) will help achieve such a solution by providing VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) observations of...journal article 2024
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Fayolle-Chambe, M.S. (author), Dirkx, D. (author), Lainey, V. (author), Gurvits, L. (author), Visser, P.N.A.M. (author)When reconstructing natural satellites' ephemerides from space missions' tracking data, the dynamics of the spacecraft and natural bodies are often solved for separately, in a decoupled manner. Alternatively, the ephemeris generation and spacecraft orbit determination can be performed concurrently. This method directly maps the available data...journal article 2022
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Dirkx, D. (author), Prochazka, Ivan (author), Bauer, Sven (author), Visser, P.N.A.M. (author), Noomen, R. (author), Gurvits, L. (author), Vermeersen, L.L.A. (author)At present, tracking data for planetary missions largely consists of radio observables: range-rate (Doppler), range and angular position (VLBI/Δ DOR). Future planetary missions may use Interplanetary Laser Ranging (ILR) as a tracking observable. Two-way ILR will provide range data that are about 2 orders of magnitude more accurate than radio...journal article 2018