Here is a list of documents that are related to the work of this international Team to investigate the Pioneer anomaly at ISSI. This list is not complete. Further suggestions to the organizers are welcome.


Proposal submitted to ISSI:

  1. S.G. Turyshev et al. Investigation of the Pioneer Anomaly at ISSI, Proposal in Response to the ISSI 2005 Call for International Teams, March 2005 PDF version.


Deep-space navigation: observables & models

  1. JPL Deep Space Communications and Navigation Series (DESCANSO) monographs DESCANSO
  2. T. Moyer, Formulation for Observed and Computed Values of Deep Space Network Data Types for Navigation, (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003), DESCANSO #2
  3. Description of Basics of Space Flight from JPL basics
  4. S. W. Asmar, J. W. Armstrong, L. Iess, and P. Tortora, Spacecraft Doppler tracking: Noise budget and accuracy achievable in precision radio science observations, Radio Science 40 (2005) RS2001 PDF (213KB)


Data on spacecraft trajectories:

  1. Solar System Dynamics by JPL JPL-SSD
  2. Access to key solar system data from JPL's HORIZONS system Ephemerides from HORIZONS
  3. Heliocentric Trajectories for Selected Spacecraft, Planets, and Comets from NSSDC trajectories