THE COMPUTATION OF OPTIMUM ORBITAL ELEMENTS DERIVED FROM A SINGLE COINCIDENT OBSERVATION BY TWO RECEIVING STATIONS OF THE NAVAL SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.

Abstract

This thesis is concerned with an investigation into a method of determining the orbital elements of a passive artificial earth satellite using information obtained from a single coincident satellite observation of short time duration. This method would introduce weighting factors determined, for example, by the accuracy with which the system can measure the parameter in question. This method is then used to study the effect that the addition of doppler shift and bistatic range measurements have on the accuracy of the resulting orbital elements.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 22, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608697

Entities

People

  • Howard Gerard Devezin Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computations
  • Doppler Effect
  • Mathematics
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Orbital Elements
  • Space Surveillance
  • Surveillance

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites