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Argentiero et al. 1979
Argentiero, P., Schmid, P.E. and Vonbun, F.O. (1979). Results of Geos 3/ATS 6 satellite-to-satellite tracking orbit determination experiment. Journal of Geophysical Research 84: doi: 10.1029/JB084iB08p03921. issn: 0148-0227.

The purpose of the Geos 3/ATS 6 satellite-to-satellite tracking experiment was to develop, test, and evaluate methods of deriving orbit estimates from satellite-to-satellite tracking data. The results of the experiments are presented in the form of conventional orbit overlap tests, and a comparison of a Geos 3 orbit estimate obtained from satellite-to-satellite (SST) tracking data with an orbit estimate derived from C-band data. The method recommended for estimating orbits from SST data is a Bayesian least squares procedure utilizing independent ranging to the relay satellite.

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