Index
417
P
Parkes Radio Telescope, 57, 261
Particle motion, 282, 283
Parus, 226
Passive control, 247
Passive navigation, 207, 228, 238, 278, 401
Pharos Lighthouse, 203
Phase hyperbolic-navigation system, 219
Philip Ellaby Cleator, 136
Photoelectric effect, 60
Photoelectrons, 60
Physical boundary, 172
Physical coordinate conditions of space-time
metric, 311
Pioneer-10, 88, 170, 175, 277
Pioneer-11, 177, 277
Pioneer program, 174, 175
Planetary gravity assist, 90
Plutarch, 92
Polarization, 36
Positioning, 200
Precession, 211
Precision Range and Range-rate Equipment
(PRARE), 222, 263
Progress cargo spacecraft, 159
Project 621B, 229
Project Mercury, 154
Proper motions, 38, 328, 334, 349, 390
Proper time, 308, 344, 352
PSR B1913+16, 55
PSR B1937+21, 17, 32, 56–58, 339
Ptolemy, 92, 104
Pulsar navigation, 34, 205, 243, 273, 398
Pulsar’s angular position, 275
Pulsar time, 332
Pulsar timing model, 332, 391
Pulsar timing system, 57, 332
Pulse and phase hyperbolic-navigation
system, 219
Pulse hyperbolic-navigation system, 219
Pulse profile, 29
Pulse profile folding, 350
Pythagoras, 92
Q
Qing Dynasty, 96
Quasar, 6
Qu Yuan, 92
R
Radio navigation system, 216–222
Radio pulsar, 54–58, 277, 337
Radio telescope system, 44
Ranging and bearing navigation system, 217
Recovery and landing system, 89
Red noise, 337
Reentry, 246
Reference constellation, 396, 405
Reference system, 314
Relative navigation, 342
Relativistic electron, 23
Renaissance, 103
Resolution, 46
Ricci scalar, 306
Riemannian connection, 303
Riemannian space, 302
Robert Albert Charles Esnault-Pelterie,
111–114
Robert Hutchings Goddard, 114–119
Roche lobes, 15
Rocket engines, 90
Roemer delay, 349
Russell A. Hulse, 54
S
Salyut space station, 159
Satellite-based TT&C station, 253
Saturn V, 164
Scalar curvature, 306
Schuler tuning, 215
Schwarzschild metric, 311
Science, 92
Scientific spirit, 92
Scintillation detector, 70
Scorpius X-1, 13
Second Generation Navigation Satellite
System, 228–241, 401
Semiconductor detector, 67
Sensitivity, 44
Sequential Collation of Range, 229
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, 123, 124, 126,
145, 153
Sextant, 208
Shapiro delay, 349
Shenzhou-5, 162
Shizhen Li, 93
Sidereal angle, 329
Sidereal day, 286
Sidereal time, 7, 286, 329
Sigma-z variance, 337
Single axis attitude determination, 361
Skylab, 160
Soft X-rays, 60
Solar plasma, 172
417
P
Parkes Radio Telescope, 57, 261
Particle motion, 282, 283
Parus, 226
Passive control, 247
Passive navigation, 207, 228, 238, 278, 401
Pharos Lighthouse, 203
Phase hyperbolic-navigation system, 219
Philip Ellaby Cleator, 136
Photoelectric effect, 60
Photoelectrons, 60
Physical boundary, 172
Physical coordinate conditions of space-time
metric, 311
Pioneer-10, 88, 170, 175, 277
Pioneer-11, 177, 277
Pioneer program, 174, 175
Planetary gravity assist, 90
Plutarch, 92
Polarization, 36
Positioning, 200
Precession, 211
Precision Range and Range-rate Equipment
(PRARE), 222, 263
Progress cargo spacecraft, 159
Project 621B, 229
Project Mercury, 154
Proper motions, 38, 328, 334, 349, 390
Proper time, 308, 344, 352
PSR B1913+16, 55
PSR B1937+21, 17, 32, 56–58, 339
Ptolemy, 92, 104
Pulsar navigation, 34, 205, 243, 273, 398
Pulsar’s angular position, 275
Pulsar time, 332
Pulsar timing model, 332, 391
Pulsar timing system, 57, 332
Pulse and phase hyperbolic-navigation
system, 219
Pulse hyperbolic-navigation system, 219
Pulse profile, 29
Pulse profile folding, 350
Pythagoras, 92
Q
Qing Dynasty, 96
Quasar, 6
Qu Yuan, 92
R
Radio navigation system, 216–222
Radio pulsar, 54–58, 277, 337
Radio telescope system, 44
Ranging and bearing navigation system, 217
Recovery and landing system, 89
Red noise, 337
Reentry, 246
Reference constellation, 396, 405
Reference system, 314
Relative navigation, 342
Relativistic electron, 23
Renaissance, 103
Resolution, 46
Ricci scalar, 306
Riemannian connection, 303
Riemannian space, 302
Robert Albert Charles Esnault-Pelterie,
111–114
Robert Hutchings Goddard, 114–119
Roche lobes, 15
Rocket engines, 90
Roemer delay, 349
Russell A. Hulse, 54
S
Salyut space station, 159
Satellite-based TT&C station, 253
Saturn V, 164
Scalar curvature, 306
Schuler tuning, 215
Schwarzschild metric, 311
Science, 92
Scientific spirit, 92
Scintillation detector, 70
Scorpius X-1, 13
Second Generation Navigation Satellite
System, 228–241, 401
Semiconductor detector, 67
Sensitivity, 44
Sequential Collation of Range, 229
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, 123, 124, 126,
145, 153
Sextant, 208
Shapiro delay, 349
Shenzhou-5, 162
Shizhen Li, 93
Sidereal angle, 329
Sidereal day, 286
Sidereal time, 7, 286, 329
Sigma-z variance, 337
Single axis attitude determination, 361
Skylab, 160
Soft X-rays, 60
Solar plasma, 172