The real-time tracking and orbit determination program used on board the NASA tracking ship, the USNS Vanguard, is described in this paper. The computer program uses a variety of filtering algorithms, including an extended Kalman filter, to derive real-time orbit determinations (position-velocity state vectors) from shipboard tracking and navigation data. Results from Apollo missions are given to show that orbital parameters can be estimated quickly and accurately using these methods.


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    Title :

    Real-time shipboard orbit determination using Kalman filtering techniques


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    Publication date :

    1974-07-01


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    Miscellaneous


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    No indication


    Language :

    English


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