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Polar motion from laser tracking of artificial satellites.Measurements of the range to the Beacon Explorer C spacecraft from a single laser tracking system at Goddard Space Flight Center have been used to determine the change in latitude of the station arising from polar motion. A precision of 0.03 arc second was obtained for the latitude during a 5-month period in 1970.
Document ID
19730025604
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Smith, D. E.
Kolenkiewicz, R.
Plotkin, H. H.
Johnson, T. S.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Dunn, P. J.
(Wolf Research and Development Corp. Riverdale, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
October 27, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 178
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
73A10406
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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