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pl23_geod0002.jpg

Diagram showing conceptual photographs of satellite versus star backgroundwould appear from three different locations on the surface of the earth

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Diagram showing conceptual photographs of satellite versus star backgroundwould appear from three different locations on the surface of the earth. For best results, satellites had to be observed from three camera stationssimultaneously.

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Geodesy

Keywords

Geodesy

Satellite Triangulation

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