Timeline for How were the geodetic and geocentric latitudes of the Space Shuttle defined and calculated?
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| Aug 7, 2021 at 2:09 | vote | accept | uhoh | ||
| Apr 19, 2019 at 14:28 | answer | added | David Hammen | timeline score: 4 | |
| Apr 18, 2019 at 23:29 | comment | added | BowlOfRed | I don't consider it an answer because I don't know how to do the conversion. (And the Fischer ellipsoid hint came from your graphic) . "FISCHER ELPSD ALT" | |
| Apr 18, 2019 at 23:26 | comment | added | uhoh | @BowlOfRed This comment confirms that the Fischer Ellipsoid was used for the Shuttle. If the numbers check out, looks like you've got an answer! | |
| Apr 18, 2019 at 23:25 | comment | added | uhoh | @BowlOfRed that's great news! After hearing about the Fischer Ellipsoid I asked What is the Fischer 1960 Mercury Ellipsoid, and why is it called that? Since then I did some reading about it in preparation for a new answer but got distracted. | |
| Apr 18, 2019 at 17:35 | comment | added | BowlOfRed | Looks like it uses Fischer Ellipsoid. Reference for the datum parameters is available via globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/usmc/mcwp/3-16-7/…. See also: space.stackexchange.com/questions/23861/… | |
| Apr 18, 2019 at 17:10 | comment | added | BowlOfRed | Several geocentric/geodetic conversions available as answers on gis SE, including gis.stackexchange.com/questions/20200/… | |
| Apr 18, 2019 at 4:40 | history | asked | uhoh | CC BY-SA 4.0 |