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Transformation from proper time on earth to coordinate time in solar system barycentric space-time frame of reference. I. IIIt is noted that in order to obtain accurate computed values of earth-based range and Doppler observables of a deep space probe, an expression is required for the difference between coordinate time (t) in the solar system barycentric space-time frame of reference and proper time (tau) recorded on a fixed atomic clock on earth. This is part 1 of a two-part article which obtains an expression for the coordinate time/proper time difference that can be used in deriving computed values of observations of a spacecraft or celestial body located anywhere in the solar system. The expression can also be used in computing Very Long Baseline Interferometry data types. In part 1, expression for the coordinate time/proper time difference is obtained that is a function of position and velocity vectors of the major celestial bodies of the solar system and the atomic clock on earth which reads proper time. This expression is transformed in part 2 to a function of time and the earth-fixed coordinates of the atomic clock.
Document ID
19810038388
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Moyer, T. D.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Celestial Mechanics
Volume: 23
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
81A22792
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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