PROCESS OF FORMATION OF SPACE GEODETIC NETWORK Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: space geodesy. SUBSTANCE: process includes telemetering, Doppler and photographic measurements from points of space geodetic network to geodetic satellite and adjustment of these measurements by means of dynamic method of space geodesy with splitting of assemblage of all measurements into group of measurements uniformly distributed on long orbital arcs to reference origin of coordinates to center of mass of the Earth and into group of measurements distributed on short orbital arcs to define more exactly relative positions of points of space geodetic network with inclusion of decisions on short and long orbital arcs in the capacity of unknown elements of mutual transformation. This known method is supplemented with implementation of telemetering measurements between geodetic satellite and satellites of space navigation system and of telemetering measurements from part of points of space geodetic network to satellites of space navigation system. EFFECT: increased accuracy of referencing of origin of coordinates to center of mass of the Earth and determination of relative positions of points of space geodetic network thanks to compensation for nonuniform distribution of points over surface of the Earth and to nonuniform distribution of measurements on long orbital arcs.