range rate

(thing) by dmd Sat Mar 17 2001 at 9:34:20
(GPS terminology)

The rate of change of distance between the satellite and receiver. The distance to a satellite changes because the satellites are moving across the sky and the earth is rotating. Range rate is determined by measuring the Doppler shift of the satellite signal.

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