Nasa to Launch Beacon Explorer, Will Test Laser News Release No. 64-237
Beacon explorer satellite for ionospheric study and evaluation of laser technique for deriving orbital and geodetic information
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Beacon explorer satellite for ionospheric study and evaluation of laser technique for deriving orbital and geodetic information
Prelaunch and postlaunch readiness tests of geodetic earth orbiting satellite and optical tracking participation
Systems manual program description R 104 Master Orbit Tape Routine for computing inertial, geocentric, geodetic position, velocity, real field, and geomagnetic data for satellites
Orbital parameters and working characteristics of geodetic Explorer satellites
Apollo lunar landing mission noting lunar geodetic, cartographic and topographic information deficiencies and correction programs
Geodetic and Cartesian station coordinates on SAO C-5 standard earth for Geos tracking stations
Meteorological and geodetic satellite networks for earth resources survey
Geodetic laser system for earthquake prediction and engineering research
Photography of Geos 1 flashes with Baker-Nunn and K-50 geodetic cameras
Optimization method for geodetic evaluation of passive satellite trail from ballistic camera photographs
IR spectral techniques for satellite geodetic surveying, discussing spectral matching techniques for discriminating between different types of rocks
NASA geodetic Satellite Observation Systems Intercomparison Investigation, discussing Goddard Range and Range Rate, Laser and MOTS camera systems, AF PC-1000 camera, etc
Recursion formulas for coefficients of expressions for ratios of geodetic triangles when developed as power series in time intervals
Absolute fixed-earth space directions between adjacent Baker-Nunn camera stations from quasi-simultaneously observed satellite transits, noting geodetic triangulation utilization
Preprocessing procedures for reduction of electronic data from geodetic satellites
Potential use of satellites for enhancing positioning capabilities and for marine geodetic control
Performance evaluation of GEOS-2 spacecraft operation and geodetic systems
Time synchronization for geodetic earth orbiting satellite by STADAN