DESCRIPTION OF AFMDC PROTOTYPE CAMERA STATION FOR SATELLITE SURVEILLANCE

摘要

The basic requirements and a description of the philosophy adopted in the determination of accurate orbital data of satellites with the help of ballistic cameras are given. Coded automatic-shutter operation and correlation to true standard time are described, and the photometric performance of the cameras using different optics is computed.nData processing and evaluation, and improvements in the basic system, are outlined. Sample photos of recordings are included along with a summary of those satellite position determinations which were performed.