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This book presents the fundamentals of orbit determination - from weighted least squares approaches (Gauss) to today's high-speed computer algorithms that provide accuracy within a few centimeters. Numerous examples and problems are provided to enhance readers' understanding of the material. It covers such topics as coordinate and time systems, square root filters, process noise techniques, and the use of fictitious parameters for absorbing un-modeled and incorrectly modeled forces acting on a satellite. It contains examples and exercises which serve to illustrate the principles throughout each chapter. It includes detailed solutions to end-of-chapter exercises available to instructors This book presents fundmentals of orbit determination--from weighted least squares approaches (Gauss) to today's high-speed computer algorithms that provide accuracy within a few centimeters. Numerous examples and problems are provided to enhance readers' understanding of the material.

*Covers such topics as coordinate and time systems, square root filters, process noise techniques, and the use of fictitious parameters for absorbing un-modeled and incorrectly modeled forces acting on a satellite.
*Examples and exercises serve to illustrate the principles throughout each chapter.
*Detailed solutions to end-of-chapter exercises available to instructors. Statistical Orbit Determination presents fundmentals of orbit determination—from weighted least squares approaches (Gauss) to today's high-speed computer algorithms that provide accuracy within a few centimeters. Numerous examples and problems are provided to enhance readers' understanding of the material. Covers such topics as coordinate and time systems, square root filters, process noise techniques, and the use of fictitious parameters for absorbing un-modeled and incorrectly modeled forces acting on a satellite. Examples and exercises serve to illustrate the principles throughout each chapter. "Statistical Orbit Determination provides students and professionals in aerospace engineering with the tools to understand and implement advanced orbit determination theory and methodology. This volume is the result of four decades of classroom instruction and research, and has been enhanced by the authors' involvement in satellite missions including SeaSat, TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, GRACE, and ICESat. The six chapters and eight appendices provide a practical reference for professionals and an in-depth textbook for graduate students."--BOOK JACKET The treatment presented here will cover the fundamentals of satellite orbit determination and its evolution over the past four decades.