Accession Number:

AD0607595

Title:

THE STATUS AND IMPROVEMENT OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS NEEDED FOR PRECISION TRAJECTORIES,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Herrick,Samuel

Report Date:

1958-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

A review is given of various physical constants which are used to determine intercontinental trajectories. Recommendations are given for improving the precision of these constants.

Descriptors:

• *TRAJECTORIES
• ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• GUIDED MISSILE TRAJECTORIES
• ASTROPHYSICS
• GEODESICS
• STATISTICAL DATA
• MEASUREMENT
• RELIABILITY
• LUNAR PROBES
• GRAVITY
• PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
• EARTH(PLANET)

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE