LONG LINE AZIMUTHS FROM OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE ANNA FLASHING SATELLITE.

Abstract

Geodetic azimuths of lines ranging from 300 km to 1400 km have been determined from simultaneous optical observations of the ANNA Flashing Satellite. The results of this test prove that the azimuth or the space direction between two stations can be achieved to an accuracy better than one second with only a limited amount of data. The reason for the high accuracy is attributed to two factors: (1) the metric accuracy of the PC-1000's stellar cameras, and (2) the 'perfect' simultaneity in the observations provided by the ANNA strobe light. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0605538

Entities

People

  • Armando Mancini

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Data Acquisition
  • Observation
  • Space Systems

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space