TRACE Trajectory Analysis and Orbit Determination Program. Volume 7. Usage Guide, Part A: Input Data (Reissue B)

Abstract

The TRACE Trajectory Analysis and Orbit Determination Program is a general-purpose orbital analysis program. It was written and continues to be developed specifically to assist technical personnel in the analysis and design of satellite orbits and tracking systems. Volume 7 is intended to serve as in input usage guide that defines all input required to perform TRACE functions such as trajectory generation, data/observation generation, orbit determination, and statistical analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1974
Accession Number
AD0783637

Entities

People

  • Dennis C. Walker
  • Robert H. Prislin
  • Robert J. Mercer
  • Willard D. Downs Iii

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Computational Science
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Mathematical Filters
  • Measurement
  • Orbits
  • Solar Radiation
  • Spacecraft
  • Statistics
  • Trajectories
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris