COORDINATE CONVERSION FOR THE HAYSTACK POINTING SYSTEM

Abstract

This report states the mathematics and describes the computer program used to convert inertial celestial coordinates to radar pointing angles, and vice versa, in the Haystack Antenna Pointing System.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 10, 1964
Accession Number
AD0609433

Entities

People

  • P. Stylos

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Conversion
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Elevation
  • Ephemerides
  • Grids
  • Latitude
  • Mathematics
  • Numbers
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.