Polar Motion from Laser Tracking of Artificial Satellites

Measurements of the range to the Beacon Explorer C spacecraft from a single laser tracking system at Goddard Space Flight Center have been used to determine the change in latitude of the station arising from polar motion. A precision of 0.03 arc second was obtained for the latitude during a 5-month...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 178; no. 4059; pp. 405 - 406
Main Authors Smith, David E., Kolenkiewicz, Ronald, Dunn, Peter J., Plotkin, Henry H., Johnson, Thomas S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 27.10.1972
Subjects
Artificial satellites
Bacteria
Geodesy
Hot springs
Lasers
Lunar orbits
Precambrian strata
Solar orbits
Stromatolites
Tracking stations
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Summary:Measurements of the range to the Beacon Explorer C spacecraft from a single laser tracking system at Goddard Space Flight Center have been used to determine the change in latitude of the station arising from polar motion. A precision of 0.03 arc second was obtained for the latitude during a 5-month period in 1970.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.178.4059.405