Near real-time precise orbit determination of low earth orbit satellites using an optimal GPS triple-differencing technique

This report was prepared by Tae-Suk Bae under the supervision of Professor Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University. This report was originally submitted to the Graduate School of The Ohio State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree.

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