Technique is developed for identifying those linear combinations of orbit parameters which can be estimated from given span of tracking data; it is shown that there are class I observable parameters, which affect data strongly and must be included in orbit determination solution, and class II observable parameters, which affect data weakly and can be ignored; method is numerically applied to two lunar orbiter tracking situations; Fourier analysis technique for efficient orbit determination is suggested. (42439)


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    Title :

    On identification of observable orbit parameters, with application to lunar orbit tracking


    Additional title:

    J Astronaut Sci


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1969


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :