EDITORIAL INFORMATION

The 1999 Astrodynamics Conference was hosted by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) and co-sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The conference was held August 16-19, 1999, at the Westin Alyeska Prince Hotel, Girdwood, Alaska. There were some 156 papers presented in 21 technical sessions. These astrodynamics conferences have been held annually since the mid-1960s, managed alternatively by the AAS and the AIAA. Every second year the AAS publishes the proceedings. Astrodynamics 1999, Volume 103, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, consists of three parts totaling about 2720 pages. All of the available papers appear in full in Volume 103..

(Extracted from the Foreword).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Foreword.

-Preface.

-Contents.

-Part I:

-Mission Design: Mars.

-Architectural Design for a Mars Communications and Navigational Orbital Infrastructure.
-Mars Network Constellation Design Drivers and Strategies.
-Mars Polar Lander Entry, Descent & Landing Design.
-The Strategy for the Second Phase of Aerobraking Mars Global Surveyor.
-Aladdin's Phasing and Mission Orbit Design.
-Mission Design for the Mars 2003/2005 Sample Return Mission.
-Mars Orbit Rendezvous Strategy for the Mars 2003/2005 Sample Return Mission.
-Terminal Rendezvous Analysis and Design or the Mars 2003/2005 Sample Return Mission.

-Formation Flying/Constellations.

-Guidance Strategies for Satellite Formations.
-Dynamics of Clustered Satellites Via Orbital Elements.
-Spacecraft Formation Flying Control Using Mean Orbit Elements.
-Elliptical Sun-Synchronous Orbits With Line of Apsides Lying in or Near the Equatorial Plane.
-Characteristics of Crosslinks Between Satellites in Large Symmetric Constellations.
-Design and Analysis of Space-Station-Based Micro-Satellite Networks.
-Using Tessellations for Large Constellation Design.
-The Multi-Synchronous Technique for Environment Monitoring by a Satellite Constellation.

-Attitude Control: Theory.

-Vibration Reduction for Flexible Spacecraft Following Momentum Dumping With/Without Slewing.
-Satellite Attitude Control and Power Tracking With Momentum Wheels.
-Mass Expulsion Control for Precision Pointing Spacecraft.
-On the Control of Space Platform-Based Variable Geometry Manipulators.
-Initial Guess Schemes for Generating Deflection-Limiting Commands.
-Sensitivity of Spin-Axis Reorientation Maneuvres.
-Feasible Trajectory Generation for Underactuated Spacecraft Using Differential Platness.

-Orbit Determination: Missions.

-Lunar Prospector Orbit Determination Uncertainties Using the High Resolution Lunar Gravity Models.
-Orbit Determination for Medium Altitude Orbits Using GPS Receivers and Ground-Based Tracking.
-Orbit Determination Using Space to Ground Differential GPS in NRL's Ocean Package.
-Orbit Determination for Mars Global Surveyor During Mapping.
-Nozomi Cis-lunar Phase Orbit Determination.
-A Comprehensive Orbit Reconstruction for the Galileo Prime Mission in the J2000 System.

-Solar Sails and Low Thrust.

-Near-Optimal Solar Sail Trajectories Generated by a Genetic Algorithm.
-A Technique for Earth Escape Using a Solar Sail.
-Solar Sail Optimal Orbit Transfers to Synchronous Orbits.
-Stability of Levitated Cylindrical Orbits by Using Solar Sails.
-Solar Sail Trajectories for Solar Polar and Interstellar Probe Missions.
-Shape-Based Analytic Representations of Low-Thrust Trajectories for Gravity-Assist Applications.
-Preliminary Design of Low-Thrust Interplanetary Missions.
-Trajectories Towards Near-Earth-Objects Using Solar Electric Propulsion.
-Solar Electric Propulsion Earth to Mercury Transfer With Variable Maximun Power.

-Topics in Control Theory.

-Reducing Conservatism of Analytic Transient Response Bounds Via Shaping Filters.
-Disturbance Identification and Rejection Experiments on an Ultra Quiet Platform.
-The Optimized Interaction Forces in Minimum Time Control of Elbow and SCARA Robots.
-Subtleties in the Use of Zero-Phase Low-Pass Filtering and Cliff Filtering in Learning Control.
-Spaceflight Dynamics Support for the MightySat II.1 Hyperspectral Payload Operations.
-Development of a BAPTA Mechanism for Small Satellites.

-Launch and Mission Support Tools.

-Trajectory Development and Optimization of an RBCC-Based Launch Vehicle.
-Aquarius: A Low-Cost, Low Reliability Launch Vehicle for Carrying Consumables.
-Orbit Analysis Tools Software (Version 1 for Windows).
-Collision Vision: Covariance Modeling and Intersection Detection for Spacecraft Situational Awareness.

-Interplanetary Missions.

-SpaceTime-A MIDEX Proposal to Test Einstein's Equivalence Principle.
-A Light-Weight Inflatable Hypersonic Drag Device for Venus Entry.
-Venus Surface Sample Return: A Weighty High-Pressure Challenge.
-Venus and Beyond Using the Ariane ASAP Launch Capability.
-Aerobraking at Venus and Mars: A Comparison of the Magelann and Mars Global Surveyor Aerobraking Phases.
-The GEM Extension Satellite Tour: Galileo's Mission Across the Millenium.
-Europa Orbiter Mission Trajectory Design.
-Automated Design of Aerogravity-Assist Trajectories.