Time-Transfer System for Two Orbiting Spacecraft

TBMG-814

05/01/2004

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A report describes the time-transfer system of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), in which information on the distribution of Earth mass is extracted from position and time measurements for two spacecraft about 200 km apart in a circular, nearly polar orbit. Each spacecraft carriers a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a K/Ka-band ranging (KBR) instrument, and an ultra-stable oscillator (USO) that serves as a clock for the GPS and KBR units.

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"Time-Transfer System for Two Orbiting Spacecraft," Mobility Engineering, May 1, 2004.
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May 1, 2004
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TBMG-814
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Magazine Article
Language
English