The results of a navigation experiment with one way return link Doppler tracking measurements for operational orbit determination of the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) spacecraft are presented. The frequency of the tracking signal for the one way measurements was stabilized with an Ultrastable Oscillator (USO), and the signal was relayed by the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). The study achieved three objectives: space qualification of TDRSS noncoherent one way return link Doppler tracking; determination of flight performance of the USO coupled to the second generation TDRSS compatible user transponder; and verification of algorithms for navigation using actual one way tracking data. Orbit determination and the inflight USO performance evaluation results are presented.


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    Title :

    COBE navigation with one-way return-link Doppler in the post-helium-venting phase


    Contributors:
    Dunham, Joan (author) / Nemesure, M. (author) / Samii, M. V. (author) / Maher, M. (author) / Teles, Jerome (author) / Jackson, J. (author)


    Publication date :

    1991-12-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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