A Satellite Observation of the Relativistic Doppler Shift
Abstract
Relativity predicts a periodic variation in the observed frequency of satellite radio signals as the satellite moves from perigee to apogee in an eccentric orbit. This variation has been observed using the NASA sponsored satellite (GEOS-1). The observation was made over a four-day span using dataobtnined in 1966 by the TRANET Doppler system.
- Publication:
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The Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- September 1969
- DOI:
- 10.1086/110889
- Bibcode:
- 1969AJ.....74..960J