Precise orbit determination of high-earth elliptical orbiters using differenced Doppler and ranging measurements

• Published in: IEEE aerospace and electronic systems magazine Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. 12 - 18
• Main Author: Estefan, J.A.
• Format: Magazine Article
• Language: English
• Published: Legacy CDMS IEEE 01.05.1992
• Subjects: Calibration; Clocks; Extraterrestrial measurements; Global Positioning System; Particle measurements; Propulsion; Radio astronomy; Radio navigation; Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking; Space technology; Space vehicles

Recent advances in NASA's Deep Space Network station calibration methods have led to renewed interest in the use of differenced radio metric data types for interplanetary navigation, particularly differenced Doppler and range. An orbit determination error analysis is described which compares th...