This paper describes the techniques and associated dedicated hardware utilized in locating remote beacons via satellites. Applications include those associated with a 'distress' situation or for monitoring the location of floating data collection platforms. Results obtained from experiments involving the NASA Nimbus-6 and the Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) OSCAR spacecrafts indicate position accuracies on the order of one and two kilometers are possible. The geographical location of a low power VHF transmitter is determined from Doppler data collected during a single satellite pass. A dedicated microcomputer utilizes an efficient algorithm to provide beacon position coordinates within a minute after the end of the satellite pass.


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    Title :

    Remote beacon location from a single satellite pass


    Contributors:
    Lynn, J. J. (author) / Schmid, P. E. (author)

    Conference:

    Plenary Meeting ; 1977 ; Tel Aviv, Israel


    Publication date :

    1977-06-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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