Shuttle experiment to demonstrate high-accuracy global time and frequency transfer

Abstract

The concept of a high-accuracy global time and frequency transfer system is discussed. A hydrogen maser clock onboard a space vehicle combined with a microwave Doppler cancellation system can provide direct frequency transfer with an accuracy of 10 to the -14th and time transfer accurate to 1 ns. The addition of short pulse laser techniques provides subnanosecond time transfer accuracy which can be used to calibrate the microwave system.