HIGH PERFORMANCE SATELLITE RANGING TECHNIQUE UTILIZING A FLEXIBLE RANGING SIGNAL WAVEFORM
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ITT IndustriesIssue Date
2000-10Keywords
Ranging signal bandwidth occupancyRanging signal acquisition time
Ranging accuracy and precision
Mutual interference with other uplink/downlink signals
Digital Signal Processing
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Proceedings from the International Telemetering Conference are made available by the International Foundation for Telemetering and the University of Arizona Libraries. Visit http://www.telemetry.org/index.php/contact-us if you have questions about items in this collection.Abstract
Range to an orbiting satellite from a ground reference point (ground station) can be determined by measuring the round trip time for a waveform transmitted to the satellite and returned to the ground station (Turnaround Ranging) and more recently by using the Global Positioning System (GPS). This paper first summarizes and compares the two approaches. The paper then describes and analyzes a new turn-around ranging system which uses a flexible ranging waveform that provides spectral compatibility with existing Military, NASA, and Commercial satellite uplink/downlink signals.Sponsors
International Foundation for TelemeteringISSN
0884-51230074-9079
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