GEODSS Orbit Display Program (GEOD).

Abstract

An interactive computer program has been developed for plotting world maps, satellite ground tracks, and orbit coverage by a system of ground sensors. All plotting is done by an HP7221A four color pen plotter attached to the Modcomp IV. This report is a users manual for this program, and contains several examples of plots. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 19, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081498

Entities

People

  • Andrew J. Wardrop

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Ephemerides
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Islands
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Maps
  • Plotters
  • Plotting
  • Terminals
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Computer Science.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Space Objects