GPS Receiver Design and Requirement Analysis for the Stanford Gravity Probe B Relativity Mission

E. Glenn Lightsey, Hirohiko Uematsu and Bradford Parkinson

Abstract:	The Gravity Probe B (GP-B) program is a relativity gyroscope experiment primarily designed to test two aspects of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity. For space applications, it provides a unique opportunity for GPS to perform not only point-positioning but also time-transfer, attitude determination, and precise orbit determination on a rotating drag-free satellite. This paper describes the mission, requirements and operational conditions imposed on a GPS receiver and design of such a receiver for GP-B based on the TENSOR receiver developed by Space SystemsLoral.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 8th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1995) September 12 - 15, 1995 Palm Springs, CA
Pages:	237 - 246
Cite this article:	Lightsey, E. Glenn, Uematsu, Hirohiko, Parkinson, Bradford, "GPS Receiver Design and Requirement Analysis for the Stanford Gravity Probe B Relativity Mission," Proceedings of the 8th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1995), Palm Springs, CA, September 1995, pp. 237-246.
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