Abstract
To take advantage of the quality of the TOPEX/Poseidon sea-level measurements, the radial orbit component must be known to better than a decimeter. Orbits have been produced using Global Positioning System (GPS) and satellite laser ranging (SLR) tracking data. These orbits are produced with small radial position errors (< 5 cm RMS), on a short production schedule (≤ 4 days), with minimal resources. The models and estimation strategies for different data type combinations are outlined. Of special interest are the solutions which contain GPS Anti-Spoofing (AS) data. These orbits are compared to existing precision orbit ephemerides to demonstrate their relative accuracy as an orbit product.
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Cangahuala, L., Muellerschoen, R., Yuan, DN., Christensen, E., Graat, E., Guinn, J. (1996). TOPEX/Poseidon Precision Orbit Determination With SLR and GPS Anti-Spoofing Data. In: Beutler, G., Melbourne, W.G., Hein, G.W., Seeber, G. (eds) GPS Trends in Precise Terrestrial, Airborne, and Spaceborne Applications. International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol 115. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80133-4_19
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