THE USE OF TRANSIT FOR TIME DISTRIBUTION

World-wide precise time dissemination by use of the Transit satellite system has been available since the system became operational. Recent introduction of a receiver designed expressly for time recovery from Transit has drawn new attention to this important resource. This paper discusses the performance of Transit as a time distribution system and some immediate and future applications.

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• Authors:
  • Cashion, R E
  • Klepczynski, W J
  • Putkovich, K
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 63-69
• Serial:
  • Navigation: journal of the Institute of Navigation
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Institute of Navigation
  • ISSN: 0028-1522
  • Serial URL: http://www.ion.org/newsletter/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Instruments for measuring time; Loran C; Navigational satellites; Satellite navigation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Time measurement
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00302320
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1979 12:00AM