• DocumentCode
    977169
  • Title

    Time transfer via geostationary satellites

  • Author

    Costain, Cecil C.

  • Author_Institution
    National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    74
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    161
  • Lastpage
    162
  • Abstract
    Numerous experiments using geostationary satellites for two-way time transfer have demonstrated that this method can achieve subnanosecond precision and nanosecond accuracy. Efforts are now directed towards establishing operational networks.
  • Keywords
    Calibration; Counting circuits; Delay effects; Difference equations; Frequency; Laboratories; Modems; Pulse modulation; Satellite ground stations; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1986.13428
  • Filename
    1457696