HAYSTACK POINTING SYSTEM: SATELLITE

Abstract

As one of its options, the Haystack pointing system can track satellites. Given mean orbital parameters of the type used by the Smithsonian AStrophysical Observatory, the Satellite program obtains osculating elements where the perturbations are caused by the ellipsoidal shape of the earth. From these elements, the program computes celestial coordinates and their rates of change which are used by other programs in the pointing system to provide antenna pointing angles, range, and doppler.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 09, 1965
Accession Number
AD0472589

Entities

People

  • Arthur A. Mathiasen
  • John D. Drinan

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antennas
  • Arithmetic
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Classification
  • Computational Science
  • Equations
  • Intercommunication Systems
  • Intervals
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Massachusetts
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Observatories
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Simulations
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Computer Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites