THE DOPLOC DARK SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEM
Abstract
The DOPLOC dark satellite tracking system is described and tracking res lts are presented. DOPLOC is a radio reflection Doppler tracking system deriving its ame from the Doppler frequency phase-locked tracking filter technique used. Dark, i.e. nonradiating, satellites are illuminated by a ground-based transmitter and signals reflected from illuminated satellites are received at one or more ground-ba ed receiving sites. A unique method has been developed for the determination of a compleecorded in the course of a single pass of a satellite. Numerous orbital solutions have been obtained with Doppler data from a single receiver recorded during a single pass of a satellite. Computing times of 2 to 4 minutes are required with the RLESC computer. The DOPLOC racking method has general application to the tracking of projectiles, rockets, guided missiles and space vehicles. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0286648
Entities
People
- A.l. Debey
- V.w. Richard
Organizations
- Army Research Office