Title :
Orbit Determination from Passive Range Observations
Author :
Pisacane, V.L. ; Mcconahy, R.J. ; Pryor, L.L. ; Whisnant, J.M. ; Black, H.D.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Silver Spring, Md. 20910
fDate :
7/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An experiment is described by which the ephemeris of a near-synchronous satellite was determined from passive range observations. The data consist of the measured times of reception at ground tracking stations of electromagnetic signals which are radiated from the satellite at regular intervals. A comparison of the ephemeris to one obtained from Doppler tracking indicates an accuracy of better than 4.9 mrad rms.
Keywords :
Clocks; Costs; Electromagnetic measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Passive radar; Radar measurements; Radar tracking; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite ground stations; Space vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1974.307802
