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Space Geodesy

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 544-0115/02
Abbreviation CG
Course title Space Geodesy
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Jan Kostelecký, DrSc.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:

1. Keplerian motion
2. Motion of the artificial satellites in real Earth’s force field
3. Observing methods of space geodesy
4. Geodetic satellites
5. Solution of „inverse“ methods of satelite geodesy
6. Earth’s gravitational field models
7. Global coordinate systems ICRS and ITRS
8. Structure of IERS and its results

Exercise:

1. Keplerian motion
2. Determination of the Earth’s obliquity from satelite motions
3. Altimetric geoid
4. Tectonic from satellites – motion of Earth’s tectonic plates
5. Determination of GNSS satelite position from broadcast ephemeris

Question to examination:
1. Kepler laws, Keplerian motion
2. Motion of Earth’s satellite in real force field – changes of Keplerian elements due to Earth’s gravitational field, atmosphere and solar radiation pressure
3. Observing methods – photography, SLR, GNSS, DORIS, VLBI
4. „Historical“ geodetic satellites, new missions CHAMP, GRACE, GOCE
5. Solution of „inverse“ tasks of satellite geodesy
6. Earth gravitational field models
7. Global coordinates systems ICRS a ITRS – Observing methods, processing, transformation between both systems
8. Structure IERS and its results

Literature

Kostelecký J.: Přednášky „Kosmická geodézie“ ve formě „ppt“.
Kostelecký J. ml.: Globální polohové souřadnicové systémy, skripta, Nakladatelství ČVUT Praha, 2019.
Kostelecký, J., Klokočník, J., Kostelecký, J. (ml.): Kosmická geodézie, skripta, Vydalo nakladatelství ČVUT v Praze, 2008
Hofmann-Wellenhof, B., Lichtenegger, H., Wasle, E.: GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Springer Verlag, 2008.

Advised literature

Kabeláč, J., Kostelecký, J.: Geodetická astronomie 10, skripta, Vydavatelství, ČVUT, Praha, 1998
Burša, M., Kostelecký, J.: Space Geodesy and Space Geodynamics, Praha 1999.
Anderson, A. J., Cazenave A.: Space Geodesy and Geodynamics, Academic Press, 1987.
Xu Guochang: Orbits, Springer, 2008