Accession Number:

AD0625356

Title:

REDUCTION PROCEDURES FOR ABSOLUTE DIRECTION AND GEODETIC AZIMUTHS FROM OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS OF SATELLITES.

Descriptive Note:

Research note,

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER GEODESY INTELLIGENCE AND MAPPING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA

Personal Author(s):

• Gambino,Lawrence A.
• Mancini,Armando

Report Date:

1965-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

25.0

Abstract:

The azimuth reduction technique from satellite data presented in this report is developed with the aid of matrix algebra. It is fully general in that provisions are made for correlated observations. The reductions represent a rigorous least squares approach to the reduction of optical data gathered from satellite observations. The matrix equations are outlined in such a fashion that they can easily be used in the development of computer programs to perform azimuth reductions from simultaneous observations of satellites from two widely separated ground stations. Author

Descriptors:

• *GEODETIC ASTRONOMY
• *MATRICES(MATHEMATICS)
• MATRICES(MATHEMATICS)
• ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• POSITION FINDING
• DATA PROCESSING
• NUMERICAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES

Subject Categories:

• Geology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE