STUDIES ON THE OPTICAL TRACKING OF ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITES

Abstract

This paper is primarily a report on observations and experience gained during two years of tracking artificial earth satellites from a site at 60 deg. N latitude, using a Baker-Nunn camera. A special effort was made to find the most efficient way of using the camera and the maximum output of observational results to be expected under normal climatic conditions. The mechanical properties of the camera and their limitations were also studied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 10, 1964
Accession Number
AD0688627

Entities

People

  • Hallvard Rosseland

Organizations

  • University of Oslo

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cameras
  • Elevation
  • Low Elevation
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Optical Tracking
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Stations
  • Tracking Cameras
  • Tracking Stations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects