Precise time synchronization of two milstar communications satellites without ground intervention

International Journal of Satellite Communications

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 135-139

  Camparo, J C ^a,f,g,h   Frueholz, R P ^a,b,c,d,e   Dubin, A P ^a,i,j,k  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Lasers and Optical Phys Department

^e Lasers and Optical Phys Department ^*

^f Optical Physics Department   (United States)

^g Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^h Aerosp Corp's Atom Phys Section   (United States)

ⁱ Aerosp Corp's Atom Phys Section ^*  (United States)

^j MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^k UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Atomic clocks; Milstar; Satellite synchronization

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC CLOCKS; CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; SATELLITE LINKS; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

MILSTAR COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; SATELLITE CLOCKS; SATELLITE TIME SYNCHRONIZATION;

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES;

EID: 0031130686     PISSN: 07372884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1247(199705/06)15:3<135::AID-SAT571>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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