AFCRL Contributions to the National Geodetic Satellite Program (NGSP).

Abstract

Contents: The use of artificial satellites for geodesy; Satellite and ground instrumentation; AFCRL laser-satellite geodesy; AFCRL geodetic dual laser system; Intervisible (geometric) adjustment theory; Short arc geodetic adjustment (SAGA) theory; Geometric results from geodetic satellite (ANNA 1B) optical data; Improvement of the GEOS-1 North American tracking network from multiple short arc geodetic adjustments; Near term prospects for positional accuracies of 0.1 to 1.0 meters from satellite geodesy; Results from simulations of continuously integrated doppler for precise aircraft positioning; Simultaneous recovery of satellite and station positions utilizing the short arc method; Least-squares collocation method for combination of satellite-derived gravitational and terrestrial gravity.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 02, 1974
Accession Number
ADA006110

Entities

People

  • Donald H. Eckhardt
  • Duane C. Brown
  • George Hadigeorge
  • Robert L. Iliff
  • Theodore E. Wirtanen

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Geodetic Satellites
  • Instrumentation
  • Navigation Satellites
  • Navigational Aids
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Recovery
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Space Systems

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Geodesy

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris