DETERMINATION OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF UNKNOWN STATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHICS OF A SATELLITE AGAINST STELLAR BACKGROUND INDEPENDENT OF ANY DISTANCE,

Abstract

The method is based on observations of an active or passive satellite, photographed against a stellar background, from a camera situated at an unknown station. The station position's coordinates are then fixed, geocentric latitude and longitude, independently of any distance. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0713508

Entities

People

  • Angel A. Baldini

Organizations

  • Geospatial Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Grids
  • Grids (Coordinates)
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Observation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space