Analysis of a Simulated Optical GSO Survey Observation for the Effective Maintenance of the Catalogued Satellites and the Orbit Determination Strategy
A strategy is needed for a regional survey of geosynchronous orbits (GSOs) to monitor known space objects and detect uncataloged space objects. On the basis of the Inter-Agency Debris Committee’s recommendation regarding the protected region of geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), target satellites w...
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| author | Jin Choi Jung Hyun Jo Hong-Suh Yim Young-Jun Choi Ju-Young Son Sun-youp Park Young-Ho Bae Dong-Goo Roh Sungki Cho |
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| description | A strategy is needed for a regional survey of geosynchronous orbits (GSOs) to monitor known space objects and detect
uncataloged space objects. On the basis of the Inter-Agency Debris Committee’s recommendation regarding the protected
region of geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), target satellites with perigee and apogee of GEO ± 200 km and various
inclinations are selected for analysis. The status of the GSO region was analyzed using the satellite distribution based on
the orbital characteristics in publicly available two-line element data. Natural perturbation effects cause inactive satellites
to drift to two stable longitudinal points. Active satellites usually maintain the designed positions as a result of regular or
irregular maneuver operations against their natural drift. To analyze the detection rate of a single optical telescope, 152 out
of 412 active satellites and 135 out of 288 inactive satellites in the GSO region were selected on the basis of their visibility
at the observation site in Daejeon, Korea. By using various vertical view ranges and various numbers of observations of the
GSO region, the detection efficiencies were analyzed for a single night, and the numbers of follow-up observations were
determined. The orbital estimation accuracies were also checked using the arc length and number of observed data points
to maintain the GSO satellite catalog. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2e37d8e7c664a73b073da50ec2ebbe22024-01-02T05:13:38ZengThe Korean Space Science SocietyJournal of Astronomy and Space Sciences2093-55872093-14092015-09-0132323724510.5140/JASS.2015.32.3.237Analysis of a Simulated Optical GSO Survey Observation for the Effective Maintenance of the Catalogued Satellites and the Orbit Determination StrategyJin Choi0Jung Hyun Jo1Hong-Suh Yim2Young-Jun Choi3Ju-Young Son4Sun-youp Park5Young-Ho Bae6Dong-Goo Roh7Sungki Cho8Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaA strategy is needed for a regional survey of geosynchronous orbits (GSOs) to monitor known space objects and detect uncataloged space objects. On the basis of the Inter-Agency Debris Committee’s recommendation regarding the protected region of geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), target satellites with perigee and apogee of GEO ± 200 km and various inclinations are selected for analysis. The status of the GSO region was analyzed using the satellite distribution based on the orbital characteristics in publicly available two-line element data. Natural perturbation effects cause inactive satellites to drift to two stable longitudinal points. Active satellites usually maintain the designed positions as a result of regular or irregular maneuver operations against their natural drift. To analyze the detection rate of a single optical telescope, 152 out of 412 active satellites and 135 out of 288 inactive satellites in the GSO region were selected on the basis of their visibility at the observation site in Daejeon, Korea. By using various vertical view ranges and various numbers of observations of the GSO region, the detection efficiencies were analyzed for a single night, and the numbers of follow-up observations were determined. The orbital estimation accuracies were also checked using the arc length and number of observed data points to maintain the GSO satellite catalog.http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2015/v32n3/OJOOBS_2015_v32n3_237.pdfGSOsurvey observationdetection rateorbit determinationsporadicsparse |
| spellingShingle | Jin Choi Jung Hyun Jo Hong-Suh Yim Young-Jun Choi Ju-Young Son Sun-youp Park Young-Ho Bae Dong-Goo Roh Sungki Cho Analysis of a Simulated Optical GSO Survey Observation for the Effective Maintenance of the Catalogued Satellites and the Orbit Determination Strategy Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences GSO survey observation detection rate orbit determination sporadic sparse |
| title | Analysis of a Simulated Optical GSO Survey Observation for the Effective Maintenance of the Catalogued Satellites and the Orbit Determination Strategy |
| title_full | Analysis of a Simulated Optical GSO Survey Observation for the Effective Maintenance of the Catalogued Satellites and the Orbit Determination Strategy |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of a Simulated Optical GSO Survey Observation for the Effective Maintenance of the Catalogued Satellites and the Orbit Determination Strategy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of a Simulated Optical GSO Survey Observation for the Effective Maintenance of the Catalogued Satellites and the Orbit Determination Strategy |
| title_short | Analysis of a Simulated Optical GSO Survey Observation for the Effective Maintenance of the Catalogued Satellites and the Orbit Determination Strategy |
| title_sort | analysis of a simulated optical gso survey observation for the effective maintenance of the catalogued satellites and the orbit determination strategy |
| topic | GSO survey observation detection rate orbit determination sporadic sparse |
| url | http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2015/v32n3/OJOOBS_2015_v32n3_237.pdf |
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