Title :
Balloon Position Determination on Venus
Author :
Richardson, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Martin Marietta Corporation Denver Division Denver, Colo.
Abstract :
A position determination technique for balloons floating in the Venusian atmosphere is described. Measurements are all made using a single station of the NASA Deep Space Network. One coordinate of the fix is derived from a ranging measurement, and the other coordinate is derived from observation on earth of the polarization of a signal radiated from a linearly polarized antenna on the balloon, aligned to vertical by balloon local gravity.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Coordinate measuring machines; Earth; Gravity; NASA; Polarization; Space stations; Venus;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1970.310173
