Impact of GPS satellite antenna offsets on GPS-based precise orbit determination

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1427-1433

  Kang, Z ^a   Tapley, B ^a   Ries, J ^a   Bettadpur, S ^a   Nagel, P ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

GPS; GRACE; Precise orbit determination; SLR

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; ORBITS; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; SATELLITES;

GRACE; PRECISE ORBIT DETERMINATION; SATELLITE ANTENNAS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 34250196906     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.10.017     Document Type: Article

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