INITIAL ORBIT DETERMINATION FROM INDEPENDENT OBSERVATIONS OF SATELLITE POSITION
Abstract
A computer program was developed to compute initial satellite orbits from two or more independent observations of satellite position. The technique combines other observations with the initial elements by means of a differential correction scheme to obtain a corrected initial orbit. Extensive experimentation indicates that APPROPRIATE SELECTION OF OBSERVATIONS TO BE USED IN THE INITIAL COMPUTATIONS WILL YIELD ACCURATE INITIAL ORBITS.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0286346
Entities
People
- James E Evans