Satellite-to-satellite tracking and orbit computation accuracy is evaluated on the basis of data obtained from near earth spacecraft via the geostationary ATS-6. The near earth spacecraft involved are Apollo-Soyuz, GEOS-3, and NIMBUS-6. In addition ATS-6 is being tracked by a new scheme wherein a single ground transmitter interrogates several ground based transponders via ATS-6 to achieve the precision geostationary orbits essential in satellite-to-satellite orbit computation. Also one way Doppler data is being recorded aboard NIMBUS-6 to determine the position of meteorological platforms. Accuracy assessments associated with the foregoing mission related experiments are discussed.
Satellite-to-satellite system and orbital error estimates
Precision Time and Time Interval Conf. ; 1975 ; Greenbelt, MD, United States
1976-01-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Springer Verlag | 2021
|NTRS | 1966
|NTRS | 1966
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