Polar Motion from Laser Tracking of Artificial Satellites | Zendy

David E. Smith | Zendy; R. Kolenkiewicz | Zendy; Peter J. Dunn | Zendy; H. H. Plotkin | Zendy; T. S. Johnson | Zendy

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Polar Motion from Laser Tracking of Artificial Satellites

Author(s) -

David E. Smith,

R. Kolenkiewicz,

Peter J. Dunn,

H. H. Plotkin,

T. S. Johnson

Publication year - 1972

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.178.4059.405

Subject(s) - spacecraft , tracking (education) , polar , latitude , geodesy , arc (geometry) , range (aeronautics) , remote sensing , physics , geology , astronomy , aerospace engineering , engineering , mechanical engineering , psychology , pedagogy

Measurements of the range to the Beacon Explorer C spacecraft from a single laser tracking system at Goddard Space Flight Center have been used to determine the change in latitude of the station arising from polar motion. A precision of 0.03 arc second was obtained for the latitude during a 5-month period in 1970.

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