On Tue 2000-09-19T15:58:49 -0400, Fred Patt hath writ:
> I can provide such an example.
Thank you. Now may we discuss?
> At NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, we run satellite orbit models which typical
> generate ephemeris data on 1-minute intervals, synchronized with UTC. Our
> spacecraft data streams are likewise time-tagged to UTC.
What is the lifetime of this system?
Why was UTC chosen rather than TAI?
Was it merely that UTC was more conveniently available than TAI?
If TAI were as conveniently available as UTC, would the same choice be
made again?
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