LAGEOS Laser Observations Error Analysis,

Abstract

Error analyses were performed to estimate the accuracy with which the locations of satellite tracking stations and the motion of the earth's pole will be determinable from laser-ranging observations of the proposed LAGEOS satellite.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 1975
Accession Number
ADA017277

Entities

People

  • Charles C. Counselmann Iii
  • Irwin I. Shapiro
  • Robert Willson

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Error Analysis
  • Errors
  • Observation
  • Stations
  • Tracking Stations

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris