INITIAL ORBIT DETERMINATION OF EARTH SATELLITES FROM ANGULAR OBSERVATIONS,
Abstract
A computer program is described for the computation of initial orbits of Earth satellites determined from a minimum number of topocentric angular observations within one revolution. The first approximation may subsequently be improved with additional observations by means of a differential correction process. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0415047
Entities
People
- Joanne B. Kloepfer
- Paul E. Koskela