Keywords:geodesy; Earth orientation; universal time; Global Positioning System (GPS); laser ranging; very long baseline interferometry; VLBI; Kalman filter
Publisher:Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018
Citation:Jet Propulsion Laborary, Pasadena, CA, December 1, 2018
Abstract:
Reference series of Earth orientation parameters (EOPs) obtained by combining independent measurements of the Earth's orientation are generated annually at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in support of tracking and navigation of interplanetary spacecraft.