PROJECT VANGUARD REPORT NO.33 MINITRACK REPORT NO.7 CALIBRATING THE MARKⅡMINITRACK SYSTEM WITH RADIO AS SIGNAL SOURCES

摘要

The Mark n Minitrack System is described briefly and an operational analysis is made. A means of external cali¬bration of the system by tracking radio stars is described and illustrated. Results obtained by this method are pre¬sented and compared with results obtained by the complex but more precise method used in calibrating Prime Minitrack stations. It is shown that the tracking of radio stars does in fact provide an adequate system calibration If sufficient data are taken.