Space Geodesy

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	544-0115/05
Abbreviation	CG
Course title	Space Geodesy
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Jan Kostelecký, DrSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to space geodesy
2. Kepler movement - repetition.
3. Lagrange's planetary equations - outline of derivation.
4. Movement of artificial satellites in the gravitational field of the Earth. Gaussian planetary equations.
5. Non-gravitational disturbances of artificial satellite orbit.
6. Methods of observation of space geodesy
7. Geodetic, geodynamic and altimetric satellites, geodetic satellite missions.
8. Solving inverse problems of satellite geodesy.
9. Selected applications of space geodesy.
10. Models of Earth's gravitational field.
11. International IERS Service.
12. Determination of oscullating elements from two measured positions.
13. Determination of oscullating elements from state vector.

Excercises:

1. Keplerian motion - calculation of satellite position in Keplerian ellipse.
2. Determination of the flattening of the Earth from the analysis of satellite orbit elements.
3. Determination of altimetric geoid.
4. Tectonics from space methods - movement of tectonic plates.
5. Calculation of GNSS satellites position from onboard and precision elements.

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

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