A DESCRIPTION OF THE NAVAL WEAPONS LABORATORY SATELLITE GEODESY SYSTEMS.

Abstract

Artificial near-earth satellites are prolific sources of geodetic information-data about the size and shape of the earth and its gravitation field. The Naval Weapons Laboratory, through the Satellite Geophysics Program, has been involved in satellite orbit determination and geodesy since 1960. This report provides an over-view description of the NWL Satellite Geophysics Program, its functions, operations, and computer programs. Pertinent billets for the Astronautics Division (KA) of the Computation and Analysis Laboratory (K-Lab) are described. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0646731

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Geophysics
  • Orbits
  • Research Facilities
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites