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Strategies for high-precision Global Positioning System orbit determinationVarious strategies for the high-precision orbit determination of the GPS satellites are explored using data from the 1985 GPS field test. Several refinements to the orbit determination strategies were found to be crucial for achieving high levels of repeatability and accuracy. These include the fine tuning of the GPS solar radiation coefficients and the ground station zenith tropospheric delays. Multiday arcs of 3-6 days provided better orbits and baselines than the 8-hr arcs from single-day passes. Highest-quality orbits and baselines were obtained with combined carrier phase and pseudorange solutions.
Document ID
19880032805
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Lichten, Stephen M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Border, James S.
(California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
November 10, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 92
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Accession Number
88A20032
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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