ORBIT DIFFERENTIAL CORRECTION - TRACKING PROGRAM. VOLUME 2. PREPROCESSOR FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL CORRECTION PROGRAM

Abstract

The Preprocessor for the Differential Corrections Geocentric Orbit Computations Program (FS4-305A) is a data handling routine required in the reduction of satellite observations, and the computation of the associated trajectories. This program reads a specially generated magnetic tape containing coordinate data observations from a series of tracking stations. The data is smoothed, using least squares criteria, and then ordered. Primary ordering is time and secondary ordering is by station. Output includes a magnetic tape which is required as input for the Differential Corrections Geocentric Orbit Computations Program (FS4-305).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0633721

Entities

People

  • George E. Townsend

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Birds
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Crystal Structure
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Earth Orbits
  • Elevation
  • Intervals
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Orbits
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Stations
  • Tracking Stations
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Geodesy
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites