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