Applying GPS to ERIS and Other SDI Applications

Carl E. Hoefener, John Clark

Abstract:	As the Space Defense Initiative (SDI) program reaches maturity, there will become a need at some point in time for system test and evaluation. Meanwhile, there will also he tracking requirements for ERIS and HEDI experiments. Thus, there is going be an ever increasing need for time, space and positioning information (TSPI) in space. Existing range tracking radars, even the newest phased array radars, do not provide satisfactory positioning accuracies at extended ranges necessary for tracking in space. Fortunately, GPS will provide extremely accurate positioning any place in the world at altitudes up to 1000 miles. Therefore, adapting GPS technology to requirements of the SDI program appears to be a growing necessity.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1986) June 24 - 26, 1986 Seattle, Washington
Pages:	143 - 145
Cite this article:	Hoefener, Carl E., Clark, John, "Applying GPS to ERIS and Other SDI Applications," Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1986), Seattle, Washington, June 1986, pp. 143-145.
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