CONSISTENT GEODETIC REFERENCE SYSTEM FOR GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

Independent evaluation of the new GPS Operational Control System (OCS) is an Air Force objective. For this purpose, continuous counted, carrier tracked phase data of the six Navstar satellites from the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory's (AFGL) MIT receivers was requested. These data are combined with conventional GPS pseudo-range data to estimate the Navstar orbits and the GPS Intermediate Control System (ICS) station locations. It was discovered that the ICS station net was inconsistent with the AFGL/MIT receiver locations. The difference between the two reference systems is about 10 meters in longitude.

• Corporate Authors:

  Aerospace Corporation

  2350 East El Sequdo Boulevard
  El Sequndo, CA  United States  90245
• Authors:
  • Liu, A S
• Publication Date: 1987-2-27

Media Info

• Pagination: 38 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Artificial satellites; Estimating; Geodesy; Global Positioning System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Orbits
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477700
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TR-0086A(2473-33)-1, SD-TR-88-24
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1988 12:00AM