Title :
2.5a - A laser satellite ranging system - Part I: Equipment description
Author :
Johnson, T.S. ; Plotkin, H.H. ; Spadin, P.L.
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD.
fDate :
11/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A laser tracking system has been used to track three satellites equipped with retroreflectors. An rms scatter of one to two meters derived from 200-200 observations per pass agrees with the expected instrumental precision.
Keywords :
Laser beams; Laser radar; Masers; NASA; Optical arrays; Optical collimators; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Radar tracking; Satellite broadcasting;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1967.1074409
