EPSG:6324

WGS 72 Transit Broadcast Ephemeris

Attributes

Ellipsoid: WGS 72

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2020-08-31

Scope: Satellite navigation.

Remarks: Alleged datum for use with Transit broadcast ephemeris prior to 1989. Relationship to WGS 72 has changed over time.

Area of use: World.

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WGS84 bounds:
179.9 -85.0
-179.9 85.0

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["WGS_72_Transit_Broadcast_Ephemeris",
    SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6324"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DYNAMIC[
    FRAMEEPOCH[1972]],
DATUM["WGS 72 Transit Broadcast Ephemeris",
    ELLIPSOID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",6324]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["D_WGS_1972_BE",
    SPHEROID["WGS_1972",6378135.0,298.26]]

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.5/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "DynamicGeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "WGS 72 Transit Broadcast Ephemeris",
    "frame_reference_epoch": 1972,
    "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "WGS 72",
        "semi_major_axis": 6378135,
        "inverse_flattening": 298.26
    },
    "scope": "Satellite navigation.",
    "area": "World.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -90,
        "west_longitude": -180,
        "north_latitude": 90,
        "east_longitude": 180
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6324
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

6324-datum=DATUM["WGS_72_Transit_Broadcast_Ephemeris",SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6324"]]