20th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting 14-17 February 2010, San Diego, CA AAS General Chair AIAA General Chair Dr. Aaron Trask Mr. James K. Miller Apogee Integration, LLC AAS Technical Chair AIAA Technical Chair Dott. Daniele Mortari Dr. Thomas Starchville, Jr. Texas A&M University The Aerospace Corporation Cover image: This image of a massive, young stellar grouping, called R136, was taken by Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3. The grouping resides in the 30 Doradus Nebula, a turbulent star-birth region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way. Credit: NASA, ESA, and F. Paresce (INAF-IASF, Bologna, Italy), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville), and the Wide Field Camera 3 Science Oversight Committee. Program provided by: TURNING COMPLEX INFORMATION INTO ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE WWW.APOGEEINTEGRATION.COM Table of Contents Registration ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Schedule of Events .......................................................................................................................... 4 Conference Center Layout .............................................................................................................. 6 Special Events ................................................................................................................................. 7 Early Bird Reception................................................................................................................... 7 Award Ceremony, Dirk Brouwer Award Lecture, and Reception .............................................. 7 Dirk Brouwer Award Honoree.................................................................................................... 7 Offsite Event – San Diego Zoo ................................................................................................... 8 Conference Location ....................................................................................................................... 9 San Diego Marriott Mission Valley Hotel Accommodations ..................................................... 9 Transportation Info ..................................................................................................................... 9 Directions .................................................................................................................................. 11 Arrival Information ................................................................................................................... 11 Restaurants & Shopping ........................................................................................................... 11 Recreation ................................................................................................................................. 13 Additional Information ................................................................................................................. 14 Speaker Orientation .................................................................................................................. 14 Volunteers ................................................................................................................................. 14 Presentations ............................................................................................................................. 14 Preprinted Manuscripts ............................................................................................................. 15 Conference Proceedings............................................................................................................ 15 Satisfaction Survey ................................................................................................................... 16 Committee Meetings ................................................................................................................. 16 Subcommittee Meetings............................................................................................................ 16 Session 1: Trajectory Design & Optimization – I ....................................................................... 17 Session 2: Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation and Control – I ..................................................... 19 Session 3: Dynamical Systems Theory ....................................................................................... 22 Session 4: Atmospheric Re-entry and Lunar Mission Analysis .................................................. 24 Session 5: Orbital Dynamics – I .................................................................................................. 26 Session 6: Attitude Dynamics and Control – I ............................................................................ 28 Session 7: Space Surveillance ..................................................................................................... 30 Session 8: Satellite Relative Motion – I ...................................................................................... 32 Session 9: Interplanetary Trajectory Design ............................................................................... 34 Session 10: Satellite Constellations ............................................................................................. 36 20th AAS / AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Page 1 Session 11: Orbit Dynamics – II ................................................................................................. 38 Session 12: Planetary Missions ................................................................................................... 40 Session 13: Trajectory Solution Techniques ............................................................................... 42 Session 14: Spaceflight Safety .................................................................................................... 43 Session 15: Attitude Sensors Data Processing ............................................................................ 44 Session 16: Attitude Dynamics and Control – II ......................................................................... 45 Session 17: Trajectory Design & Optimization – II .................................................................... 46 Session 18: Orbital Perturbations ................................................................................................ 48 Session 19: Attitude Dynamics and Control – III ....................................................................... 50 Session 20: Orbit Determination ................................................................................................. 52 Session 21: Near Earth Object Missions ..................................................................................... 54 Session 22: Spacecraft Guidance, Navigation and Control – II .................................................. 56 Session 23: Satellite Relative Motion – II ................................................................................... 58 Session 24: Space Structures Dynamics and Control .................................................................. 60 Author Index ................................................................................................................................. 62 Conference Planner ....................................................................................................................... 64 Record of Meeting Expenses ........................................................................................................ 65 Conference Satisfaction Survey .................................................................................................... 67 Page 2 20th AAS / AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting 20TH AAS/AIAA SPACE FLIGHT MECHANICS MEETING CONFERENCE INFORMATION REGISTRATION Registration Site (https://events.pxi.com/aas/reg) In order to encourage early registration, we have implemented the following conference registration rate structure: Register by 15 Jan 2010 and save $50! Category Early Registration Late Registration (through 15 Jan 2010) Full - AAS or AIAA Member $510 $560 Full - Non-member $595 $645 Retired* $130 $180 Student* $130 $180 Special Event Guest Ticket $50 $50 Special Event Child Ticket (4-12 yrs) $25 $25 The receptions are included for all registrants. The Tuesday night Special Event is included only for Full registration fees. The Special Event is free for children under the age of 4. On-site sales of special event tickets will be limited. The Special Event on Tuesday will be held at the San Diego Zoo. Included with the event is admission to the Zoo on Tuesday after 4pm. The Event starts at 5pm with drinks and an animal show. Full dinner starts at 6pm. The event is tented in case of inclement weather. On-site packet pick up and registration will be available on the following schedule: Sunday Feb. 14 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Monday Feb. 15 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Tuesday Feb. 16 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Wednesday Feb. 17 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM We will accept registration and payment on-site for those who have not pre-registered online, but we strongly recommend online registration before the conference in order to avoid delays (see URL above). Pre-registration also gives you free access to pre-print technical papers. On-site payment by credit card will be only through the AAS website using a computer at the registration table. Any checks should be made payable to the “American Astronautical