Data Processing at the Global Positioning System Master Control Station,

Abstract

At the GPS Master Control Station, range and delta range measurement from remote, unmanned monitor stations are processed to generate satellite navigation messages daily. Data are edited, smoothed, and processed in a Kalman filter to generate estimates of ephermerides and all system clock, solar pressure, polar wander, and tropospheric states. This processing, and some examples of typical performance measures, are described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 04, 1982
Accession Number
ADA110553

Entities

People

  • Fran Varnum
  • James Chaffee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Ephemerides
  • Equations
  • Filters
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Science
  • Kalman Filters
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Orbital Elements
  • Square Roots
  • Trajectories
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space