• DocumentCode
    1179943
  • Title

    The Goddard Range and Range Rate System for Satellite Tracking

  • Author

    Kirch, James E.

  • Author_Institution
    Military Electronics Division Motorola, Inc. Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Issue
    0
  • fYear
    1963
  • Abstract
    The Goddard Range & Range Rate System was developed by Motorola for the Goddard Space Flight Center and utilizes proven techniques to produce highly accurate data for use in orbital computations. It is simple in concept, uncomplicated in operation, and features dependable performance. It should prove to be a highly useful member of our growing family of scientific aerospace systems.
  • Keywords
    Antenna measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Receiving antennas; Satellite antennas; Slot antennas; Time measurement; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas; Transponders;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Navigational Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-1957
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TANE.1963.4502254
  • Filename
    4502254