Calculation of geodetic coordinates from earth-centered, earth-fixed coordinates

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 188-190

  Olson, Donald Karl ^a,b  

^a Pacific Missile Test Center Point Mugu ^*  (United States)

^b Range Instrumentation Systems Department ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING--ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMS;

EARTH CENTERED EARTH FIXED COORDINATES ECEF COORDINATES; GEODETIC COORDINATES; GERSTEN ALGORITHM; HEDMAN ALGORITHM; LUPASH ALGORITHM;

NAVIGATION;

EID: 0023966833     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.56461     Document Type: Article

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2. Lupash, L. O., “A New Algorithm for the Computation of the Geodetic Coordinates as a Function of Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed Coordinates,” Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Vol. 8, Nov.-Dee. 1985, pp. 787-789.
3. Gersten, R. H., “Geodetic Sub-Latitude and Altitude of a Space Vehicle,” Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 1961, pp. 28-29.
4. Olson, D. K., “Optimal Coordinate Transformation Formulas,” Pacific Missile Range, Point Mugu, CA, TN-3450-1-77, Jan. 1977.