An analysis of simultaneous satellite visibility time spans for two Earth observation stations
Abstract
The analysis covers topics such as time average population, average population times and also the percentage visibility times for a given number of satellites. These results are useful for specific communications satellite applications. Numerical results are obtained for various configurations of a ground station and a ship.
- Publication:
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In NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center Sixth Ann. Flight Mech./Estimation Theory Symp. 33 p (SEE N82-10064 01-12
- Pub Date:
- October 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981fmet.sympR....C
- Keywords:
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- Satellite Tracking;
- Statistical Distributions;
- Tracking Stations;
- Visibility;
- Communication Networks;
- Ground Stations;
- Satellite Networks;
- Satellite Orbits;
- Ships;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles