Kinematic GPS positioning of LEO satellites using ionosphere-free single frequency measurements

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 396-405

  Montenbruck, Oliver ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

CHAMP; GPS; GRAPHIC data; Ionosphere; LEO satellites

Indexed keywords

CLOCKS; DATA ACQUISITION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; IONOSPHERE; KALMAN FILTERING; KINEMATICS; MANEUVERABILITY; PHASE MEASUREMENT; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; TRACKING (POSITION);

SIGNAL SIMULATORS; SINGLE FREQUENCY RECEIVERS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0346093763     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1270-9638(03)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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