Effectiveness of any geographical location as ground site for satellite data acquisition depends upon length of time available for acquisition during each pass and elevation angles to satellite during acquisition; analysis examines geometric relationships to determine dependence of station "effectiveness" on satellite altitude and orbital inclination; elevation angles and acquisition times are shown for polar and for sun-synchronous orbits; CDA (Command and Data Acquisition) station's effective acquisition range is more sensitive to required minimum elevation angle than to minimum time of acquisition, other results.
Dependence of ground station acquisition effectiveness on geographic location and satellite orbit
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 2 , n 3
1965
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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