It is demonstrated by means of rigorous simulations with an operational software system that multilateration of the GEOS-3 satellite is possible. This operation, i.e., the processing of simultaneous range measurements from the satellite to a real world constellation of stations using strictly geometric reduction of the observables, will result in the determination of the interstation coordinates to accuracies approaching those of the data measurements obtained at the stations. The satellite-to-satellite link between the GEOS-3 and ATS-6 can be used to further enhance the station covariance matrix.


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    Title :

    Multilaterating the GEOS-3 satellite


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    Publication date :

    1977-09-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    No indication


    Language :

    English