An Analysis of the Satellite/Missile Trajectory and Ground Sensor Visibility Coverage Using the Mercator Projection.

摘要

This report discusses the in-house computational analysis capability of the RADC/HP 9820A Calculator and some of its peripheral equipment. Descriptions are given of several programs that were developed to rapidly ascertain the merits of specific geodetic sensor locations exercised against specific classes of satellite/missile trajectories. With its constraint parameters, the specified sensor's volumetric visibility coverage is projected on the same Mercator Projection Map as the satellite/missile earth track. Thus, graphically, the user can determine the probability of satellite/missile observation.