DocumentCode
1149080
Title
Random Error in ARGOS and SARSAT Satellite Positioning Systems
Author
Levanon, Nadav ; Ben-zaken, Morris
Author_Institution
Tel-Aviv University
Issue
6
fYear
1985
Firstpage
783
Lastpage
790
Abstract
ARGOS and SARSAT are two satellite Doppler navigation systems in which low cost ground beacons transmit bursts of stable frequency signals. The Doppler shifted signals received by the satellite provide the positions of the beacons. The positioning error is dominated by a random component, due mainly to the short-term frequency stability of the beacon oscillator. Theoretical analysis and explicit expressions of the random errors are given.
Keywords
Error analysis; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency measurement; Geometry; Oscillators; Satellite ground stations; Satellite navigation systems; Signal to noise ratio; Stability; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.1985.310663
Filename
4104147
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