ERROR ESTIMATE IN PREDICTIONS OF ORBITAL ANGLES.

Abstract

This report analyzes the capabilities of angles-only input data for satellite orbital predictions by Satellite Communications Control Center (SCCC) using U. S. Army Satellite Communications Agency ground stations. To be more precise, the problem is to determine how far in advance one can predict the elevation, azimuth, and time of a satellite to an accuracy within the limitations of a satellite tracking station by measuring the elevation, azimuth, and time during one pass and calculating the future orbits.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 19, 1967
Accession Number
AD0655833

Entities

People

  • F. J. Murray

Organizations

  • Duke University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Elevation
  • Errors
  • Ground Stations
  • Satellite Communications
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Stations
  • Tracking Stations
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites