The intercontinental clock synchronization capabilities of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) and the Navigation Technology Satellite (NTS) were compared using both methods to synchronize the Cesium clocks at the NASA Deep Space Net complexes at Madrid, Spain and Goldstone, California. Verification of the accuracy of both systems was examined. The VLBI experiments used the Wideband VLBI Data Acquisition System developed at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The NTS Satellites were designed and built by the Naval Research Laboratory used with NTS Timing Receivers developed by the Goddard Space Flight Center. The two methods agreed at about the one-half microsecond level.


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    Title :

    Submicrosecond comparison of international clock synchronization by VLBI and the NTS satellite


    Contributors:
    Hurd, W. J. (author) / Wardrip, S. C. (author) / Bussion, J. (author) / Oaks, J. (author) / Mccaskill, T. (author) / Warren, H. (author) / Whitworth, G. (author)


    Publication date :

    1979-11-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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