Time Scales and Reference Systems in Aerospace Engineering

To study the effects of tectonic deformations

To model the diurnal motion of Earth

To define the relationship between different physical bodies (correct)

To measure the distance between planets

Body fixed (correct)

Geostationary

Global navigation satellite

Inertial

To define a spatial reference system co-rotating with Earth (correct)

To model the motion of spacecraft in space

To measure the distance between Earth and other celestial bodies

To study the effects of tidal deformations on Earth's surface

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