The First Two-Way Time Transfer Link Between Asia and Europe

Abstract

By establishing the TL (Taiwan)-VSL (the Netherlands) link, the feasibility of using Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) method for routine comparison between Asia and Europe has been demonstrated. This experiment has been undertaken, once or twice per week, over a period of more than 8 months. Although the elevation from VSL was only 4.9 degrees, the performance of this link is still good. The RMS value of the difference between TWSTFT and GPS Common-View (GPS CV) results is about 3.1 ns. The develnopment, results, and conclusions about this link are illustrated in this paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA427940

Entities

People

  • Eugène Kroon
  • G. De Jong
  • H. T. Lin
  • Shirley Lin
  • W. H. Tseng

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Asia
  • Clocks
  • Communication Systems
  • Cross Polarization
  • Data Analysis
  • Electrical Measurement
  • Electronic Mail
  • Europe
  • Frequency
  • Intervals
  • Low Elevation
  • Measurement
  • North America
  • Polarization
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space