Lageos Laser Ranging Earth Rotation

Abstract

This report summarizes the progress made under USNO funding on the topic of rapid service operational production of Earth orientation and rotation parameters. The purpose of this grant was to support the production of weekly rapid service Earth orientation using satellite laser ranging (SLR) observations to Lageos.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1992
Accession Number
ADA261471

Entities

People

  • B. D. Tapley
  • B. E. Schutz
  • R. L. Duncombe

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Contracts
  • Deep Space
  • Electronic Mail
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • High Performance Computing
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Production
  • Rotation
  • United States
  • Universities

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris