Determination of TRANET (Tracking Station Coordinates for Tracking Network) and SMTP (Special Mission Tracking Program) Tracking Station Coordinates for Use in the WGS (World Geodetic System) 84.

Abstract

In collaboration with the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA), an effort to prepare Doppler tracking station coordinates for precise NNSS orbit computation in the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS 84) has been concluded. The level of random and systematic errors in the new coordinates is believed to be significantly lower than in any previous coordinate set, including those used for production orbit computation at DMAHTC. Additionally, the accuracy of Doppler determination of the earth's instantaneous spin axis in the orbit computation has been similarly improved. Keywords include: Doppler tracking station coordinates; random and systematic errors; Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS); orbit determination; TRANET; SMTP; WGS 84; doppler pole position; earth's spin axis; satellite geodesy; point positioning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA185863

Entities

People

  • James P. Cunningham

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cartography
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Geodesy
  • Grids
  • Longitude
  • Navigation
  • Navigation Satellites
  • Orbital Elements
  • Production
  • Statistics
  • Tracking Stations
  • World Geodetic System

Readers

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris