SATELLITE NAVIGATION USING GPS

Authors
MUR TJM DOW JM
Citation
Tjm. Mur et Jm. Dow, SATELLITE NAVIGATION USING GPS, E.S.A. bulletin, (90), 1997, pp. 55-61
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Aerospace Engineering & Tecnology
Journal title
E.S.A. bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
03764265
Issue
90
Year of publication
1997
Pages
55 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0376-4265(1997):90<55:SNUG>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is currently being used for a wide variety of applications. A GPS receiver aboard a spacecraft can provi de the means for autonomous navigation and also allows a very accurate reconstitution of the trajectory of the spacecraft when onboard recor ded measurements are combined with ground-based measurements. This art icle outlines some of the basic concepts involved and presents the act ivities that the European Space Operations Centre is carrying out in t he field of satellite navigation using GPS.