MEASUREMENTS OF THE DOPPLER SHIFT IN SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS AND THEIR USE IN GEOMETRICAL GEODESY,

Abstract

This paper describes a type of equipment that is being developed to measure the time integral of the Doppler frequency received from a satellite, for use in geometrical geodesy. Experimental results of the instrumentation errors obtained with prototype equipment are given, and it is shown that the errors compare favorably with those from the Doppler tracking stations in the TRANET System. Some geometric results obtained with tracking stations located withing the continental United States are also given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0459428

Entities

People

  • Robert R. Newton

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Equipment
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Integrals
  • Measurement
  • Prototypes
  • Stations
  • Tracking Stations
  • United States

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space