Analysis and Techniques to Determine Earth Gravitational Models.

Abstract

Research is in progress at the Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center (DMAAC) to develop an improved earth gravitational model from a combination of satellite tracking and surface mean free-air gravity anomaly data. Analysis and techniques for obtaining combination solutions as well as the resulting gravitational model evaluation procedures are discussed. For comparison purposes, some of the evaluation procedures applied to the DMAAC derived and the 1969 Smithsonian Standard Earth (II) gravitational models are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0756177

Entities

People

  • Haschal L. White

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Anomalies
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris