Accession Number:

AD0276564

Title:

STUDY AND INVESTIGATION OF ACQUISITION AND TRACKING OF OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

PHILCO CORP BLUE BELL PA

Personal Author(s):

• ANDERSON,R.F.

Report Date:

1962-05-31

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

Results are presented concerning the study and investigation of acquisition and tracking for two hypothetical, optical, space communications links. The specific items cover work done on servo tracking loop design, the merits of communication between earth orbiting equatorial satellites, acquisition of false targets, and acquisition and tracking sensitivity. Author

Descriptors:

• *OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
• *LUNAR PROBES
• *OPTICAL TRACKING
• *ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• *SPACECRAFT
• ANALOG COMPUTERS
• INFORMATION THEORY
• EQUATIONS
• GYROSCOPES
• LASERS
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• MOON
• ORBITS
• SATELLITE ATTITUDE
• SOLAR SYSTEM
• STABILIZATION
• STARS
• STELLAR ECLIPSES
• SUN
• TRACKING

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE