The Near-Term Potential of Doppler Location.

Abstract

In this report we explore the precision that can be obtained in locating a point on the earth's surface by analyzing the Doppler shift in the signals from a near-earth satellite. When we limit the discussion to the use of techniques that have been demonstrated in the laboratory but that may not have been introduced into field use, we find that the precision obtained by using the data from a single pass of a satellite should be about 18 cm. It should be possible to improve the precision by using data from more than one pass in the usual statistical fashion. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA063615

Entities

People

  • R. R. Newton

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Clocks
  • Doppler Effect
  • Doppler Systems
  • Electron Density
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Standards
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Navigation Satellites
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radio Transmission
  • Range Finding
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Sea Level

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris