MODELS FOR ANALYSIS OF THE CAPABILITIES OF GROUND BASED SENSORS IN DETERMINING THE MASS OF ORBITING BODIES

Abstract

This report contains a description of the models to be used in analyzing the capabilities of ground-based sensors in determining the mass of orbiting bodies, model coefficients, and the justification for their selection. Relations are derived for computing sensitivity coefficients and their coupling to mass variance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 23, 1967
Accession Number
AD0669359

Entities

People

  • Walter J. Culver

Organizations

  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Charged Particles
  • Computational Science
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Geometry
  • Mathematical Filters
  • Measurement
  • Orbits
  • Photoelectric Emission
  • Posture (General)
  • Radiation Pressure
  • Solar Radiation
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Space Objects