launcher as close to, and
"Monte Carlo runs
In order to better compare the results of the various data reduction methods, I wanted to see how they performed in the presence of random noise. Since I don;t have a good feel for the probability distribution function of real data, I will simply use nice zero mean Gaussian noise. The standard distribution for this noise is 1 degree which seems to be about the right amount to simulate the magnitude of typical errors.
So. pick a point in space and then compute the azimuth and elevation angles for each tracking station. Now added random noise to each of these and round to the nearest half degree (simulating the typical resolution of tracking hardware) and compute the results. Repeat."
Oh well, nice try David. ;)
I once suggested that one of the tracking stations could be located at the launch site to eliminate one communication set. However, in practice I DO recommend placing the lauch site well off the baseline, such as the clasic 60-60-60 configuration.
Alan