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A new algorithm and computer program, KODAC (Kinematic Orbit Determination And Comparison), was developed for precise satellite orbit determination using a kinematic approach with the ionospheric-free triple-differenced (TD) global positioning system (GPS) carrier phase as the main observable. Epoch-by-epoch satellite positions are estimated by assuming that the GPS satellite ephemerides, ground station positions, and the time series of wet tropospheric zenith delay are known in advance. The technique was demonstrated with TOPEX/POSEIDON GPS data, which gave a final radial root-mean-square orbit accuracy of 8 cm with respect to a fully dynamic solution. This new approach has the advantage of having consistent orbit accuracy regardless of satellite altitude due to its non-dynamic approach.
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Received: 13 July 2001 / Accepted: 3 June 2002
Acknowledgements. The work described in this paper was performed at the Center for Space Research, the University of Texas at Austin. The writing and publication of this paper was supported by the Jet propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Byun, S. Satellite orbit determination using triple-differenced GPS carrier phase in pure kinematic mode. Journal of Geodesy 76, 569–585 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-002-0279-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-002-0279-0