Transformation from proper time on earth to coordinate time in solar system barycentric space-time frame of reference
Abstract
An expression was derived for the time transformation t - tau, where t is coordinate time in the solar system barycentric space-time frame of reference and tau is proper time obtained from a fixed atomic clock on earth. This transformation is suitable for use in the computation of high-precision earth-based range and Doppler observables of a spacecraft or celestial body located anywhere in the solar system; it can also be used in obtaining computed values of very long baseline interferometry data types. The formulation for computing range and Doppler observables, which is an explicit function of the transformation t - tau, is described briefly.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- December 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976STIN...7714164M
- Keywords:
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- Astrodynamics;
- Center Of Gravity;
- Solar System;
- Time Functions;
- Command And Control;
- Interferometry;
- Spacecraft Communication;
- Time Measurement;
- Astrodynamics