Time Transfer Using the TIMATION II Satellite

Abstract

The TIMATION principles, although originally proposed as a method of navigation, can be used to transfer time between any number of sites. Time- transfer experiments were performed between NRL and several other ground stations using passive ranging techniques and the TIMATION II satellite. The results indicate this method is capable of transferring time to an accuracy of approximately one tenth of a microsecond. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 1973
Accession Number
AD0525880

Entities

People

  • Donald W. Lynch
  • James A. Buisson
  • Thomas B. Mccaskill

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atomic Beam Masers
  • Clocks
  • Crystal Oscillators
  • Frequency
  • Ground Stations
  • Measurement
  • Metrology
  • Microsecond Time
  • Military Research
  • Modulation
  • Navigation
  • Observatories
  • Security
  • Space Systems
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Information Retrieval

Technology Areas

  • Space