A position determination technique for balloons floating in the Venusian atmosphere is described. Measurements are all made using a single station of the NASA Deep Space Network. One coordinate of the fix is derived from a ranging measurement, and the other coordinate is derived from observation on earth of the polarization of a signal radiated from a linearly polarized antenna on the balloon, aligned to vertical by balloon local gravity.
Balloon Position Determination on Venus
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ; AES-6 , 6 ; 854-855
1970-11-01
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English
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