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Capabilities of a single TDRS to support user orbit determinationIt is shown that the single-TDRS S-band tracking configuration satisfies the navigation certification requirements for operational orbit determination support for the Landsat-5, SMM, SME, and Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) spacecraft. It is also shown that a pair of 3-min bilateration ranging transponder system (BRTS) tracking passes every 4 hrs, one each from two different BRTS locations, is sufficient to maintain user orbit accuracy to the navigation certification requirements. The BRTS tracking requirements for the single-TDRS configuration will also apply to each TDRS in a multiple-TDRS configuration.
Document ID
19890025329
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Cappellari, J. O., Jr.
(Computer Sciences Corp. Silver Spring, MD, United States)
Kay, P. Y.
(Computer Sciences Corp. Silver Spring, MD, United States)
Nicholson, A. M.
(Computer Sciences Corp. Silver Spring, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Report/Patent Number
AAS PAPER 87-532
Meeting Information
Meeting: AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference
Location: Kalispell, MT
Country: United States
Start Date: December 6, 1987
End Date: December 9, 1987
Sponsors: AAS, AIAA
Accession Number
89A12700
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-27600
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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