GOES Satellite Time Code Dissemination

Abstract

The National Bureau of Standards, in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has been disseminating a time code referenced to UTC(NBS) via two of NOAA's geostationary GOES satellites since 1975. A review of the GOES time code system, the performance achieved to date, and some potential improvements in the future will be discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA497650

Entities

People

  • R. E. Beehler

Organizations

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Frequency
  • Information Operations
  • Intervals
  • Measurement
  • Microsecond Time
  • Redundancy
  • Standards
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites