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Relativity experiment on Helios - A status reportThe relativity experiment on Helios (Experiment 11) uses S-band and Doppler data, and spacecraft-solar-orbital data to measure the effects of general relativity in the solar system and the quadrupole moment in the solar gravitational field. Specifically, Experiment 11 is converned with measuring the following effects: (1) relativistic orbital corrections described by two parameters of the space-time metric which are both equal to unity in Einstein's theory; (2) orbital perturbations caused by a finite quadrupole moment of an oblate sun, described by zonal harmonics in the solar gravitational field.
Document ID
19760028371
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Anderson, J. D. (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Melbourne, W. G. (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Cain, D. L. (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lau, E. K. (California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wong, S. K. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Kundt, W. (Hamburg, Universitaet Hamburg, Germany)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1975
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
AAS PAPER 75-102
Meeting Information
Meeting: Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
Location: Nassau
Country: Bahamas
Start Date: July 28, 1975
End Date: July 30, 1975
Sponsors: American Astronautical Society and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Accession Number
76A11337
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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