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The First Geometric POD of LEO Satellites—A Piece of History

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The very first precise geometric (i.e., kinematic) orbit determination of a LEO satellite was presented in Švehla and Rothacher (2002), where for the first time double-difference ambiguity resolution was demonstrated using the CHAMP satellite in LEO orbit and the ground IGS network. In Švehla and Rothacher (2003a, b) and later in Švehla and Rothacher (2005a, b) geometric precise orbit determination (POD) was demonstrated to cm-level accuracy and presented as an established technique and as very attractive for gravity field determination. Here we give a chronological overview of the development of the method.

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Svehla, D. (2018). The First Geometric POD of LEO Satellites—A Piece of History. In: Geometrical Theory of Satellite Orbits and Gravity Field . Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76873-1_1

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