NASA NTRS · 19730015685
Three-D multilateration: A precision geodetic measurement system
Abstract
A technique of satellite geodesy for determining the relative three dimensional coordinates of ground stations within one centimeter over baselines of 20 to 10,000 kilometers is discussed. The system is referred to as 3-D Multilateration and has applications in earthquake hazard assessment, precision surveying, plate tectonics, and orbital mechanics. The accuracy is obtained by using pulsed lasers to obtain simultaneous slant ranges between several ground stations and a moving retroreflector with known trajectory for aiming the lasers.
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Escobal, P. R., Ong, K. M., Vonroos, O. H., Shumate, M. S., Jaffe, R. M., Fliegel, H. F., Muller, P. M.. 1973-03-15. Three-D multilateration: A precision geodetic measurement system. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19730015685
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