The results are reported of the ATS-6/GEOS-3 and the ATS-6 NIMBUS-6 satellite-to-satellite orbit determination experiments. NASA intends to use the tracking data relay satellite system for operational orbit determination of NASA satellites. Hence, in the near future, satellite-to-satellite tracking data will be routinely processed to obtain orbits. The satellite-to-satellite tracking system used in the ATS-6/NIMBUS-6 and ATS-6/GEOS-3 experiments performed with a resolution of 1 to 2 m in range and less than 1 mm/s in range rate for a 10-s averaging. A Bayesian least squares estimation technique utilizing independent ranging to the synchronous relay satellite was determined to be the most effective procedure for estimating orbits from satellite-to-satellite tracking data. The use of this technique yields estimates of user satellite orbits which are comparable in accuracy to what is usually obtained from ground based systems.
Orbit Determination Accuracies Using Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ; AES-14 , 6 ; 834-842
01.11.1978
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Orbit determination accuracies using satellite-to-satellite tracking
Tema Archiv | 1978
|Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking Orbit Determination
AIAA | 1979
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