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Principles of Pulsar Space Navigation

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The paper considers the principles of space navigation using pulsars observed in the radio range. The requirements for receiving equipment are outlined, a recommended pulsar list is given, and an algorithm for determining the position of a spacecraft in barycentric coordinates and calculating corrections to the onboard time scale is described.

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  1. Pushchino Radio Astronomy Observatory, Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow oblast, Russia

    A. E. Rodin, V. V. Oreshko, V. A. Potapov & M. S. Pshirkov

  2. Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992, Moscow, Russia

    M. S. Pshirkov & M. V. Sazhin

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Rodin, A.E., Oreshko, V.V., Potapov, V.A. et al. Principles of Pulsar Space Navigation. Astron. Rep. 64, 499–525 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063772920070057

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