GPS block II/IIA satellite antenna testing using the automated absolute field calibration with robot

20th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation 2007 ION GNSS 2007

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 1236-1243

  Wübbena, Gerhard ^a,d   Schmitz, Martin ^a,d   Mader, Gerry ^b,e   Czopek, Frank ^c,f  

^a Geo   (Germany)

^b National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^d GEOS   (Germany)

^e Geosciences Research Division

^f On Orbit Support

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; ORBITS; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; SATELLITES;

ABSOLUTE PHASE; ANTENNA TESTING; FIELD CALIBRATION; GLOBAL NETWORKS; GPS POSITIONING; GPS SATELLITES; PHASE CENTER; PHASE VARIATION; RELATIVE PHASIS; VARIATION PATTERN;

SATELLITE ANTENNAS;

EID: 58449130424     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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