The overall experiment was designed to test the positioning and navigation capabilities of the GPS timing receivers developed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for the NASA Goddard Laser Tracking Network (GLTN). To perform this experiment, a reliable and redundant time scale was set up onboard the ship, and a back-up on shore. This situation provided the opportunity to perform simultaneously a timing experiment ideally divided into two parts, the main objectives of the experimentation being: (1) To test GPS timing receiver synchronization capabilities on a moving platform, and to perform an intercontinental synchronization via GPS between participating international timing laboratories in Europe and in the United States. (2) To evaluate the performance of cesium portable clocks in the field.


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    Title :

    International Time Transfer and Portable Clock Evaluation Using GPS (Global Positioning System) Timing Receivers: Preliminary Results


    Contributors:
    S. C. Wardrip (author) / J. Buisson (author) / O. J. Oaks (author) / M. Lister (author) / E. Detoma (author)

    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    48 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English