Orbit Determination of Korean GEO Satellite Using Single SLR Sensor
Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)-Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite (KOMPSAT)-2B (GK-2B) is a Korean geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellite that is scheduled to be launched in 2020 for meteorological and ocean monitoring. While the primary orbit determination (OD) for GK-2B is by ground-based radar obs...
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| author | Hyungjik Oh Eunseo Park Hyung-Chul Lim Chandeok Park |
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| description | Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)-Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite (KOMPSAT)-2B (GK-2B) is a Korean geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellite that is scheduled to be launched in 2020 for meteorological and ocean monitoring. While the primary orbit determination (OD) for GK-2B is by ground-based radar observations and the expected orbit precision is less than 1 km, a satellite laser ranging (SLR) technique has been selected as a subsidiary OD method to verify/complement/enhance primary OD results. In general, the available time and equipment for observing GEO satellites with SLR are limited. Furthermore, because the optical sensors mounted on GK-2B may be defected by laser, only a domestic single SLR station would obtain the tracking data. This research presents the mitigation of these drawbacks to improve orbit precision. Observation data generation and the associated OD of GK-2B are performed by considering numerical SLR data analysis on Compass-G1, a Chinese GEO navigation satellite, and Chinese SLR station at Changchun. With the OD performed for two scenarios with the varying number of observations, the 3D position error is 24.01 m when 13 observations per day are obtained, while the error becomes 43.46 m when 9 observations per day are obtained. To verify these results, the OD of Compass-G1 using actual SLR data from Changchun station is performed to yield 31.89 m for 3D error, which is favorable compared with the external precise ephemeris by GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) analysis center. Therefore, the OD based on single SLR station is applicable to estimating the orbit within less than 100 m. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da716597c3c24651956e8b886ac93c1e2022-12-22T02:20:19ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202018-08-01189284710.3390/s18092847s18092847Orbit Determination of Korean GEO Satellite Using Single SLR SensorHyungjik Oh0Eunseo Park1Hyung-Chul Lim2Chandeok Park3Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, KoreaKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaKorea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon 34055, KoreaDepartment of Astronomy & Yonsei University Observatory, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, KoreaGeostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)-Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite (KOMPSAT)-2B (GK-2B) is a Korean geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellite that is scheduled to be launched in 2020 for meteorological and ocean monitoring. While the primary orbit determination (OD) for GK-2B is by ground-based radar observations and the expected orbit precision is less than 1 km, a satellite laser ranging (SLR) technique has been selected as a subsidiary OD method to verify/complement/enhance primary OD results. In general, the available time and equipment for observing GEO satellites with SLR are limited. Furthermore, because the optical sensors mounted on GK-2B may be defected by laser, only a domestic single SLR station would obtain the tracking data. This research presents the mitigation of these drawbacks to improve orbit precision. Observation data generation and the associated OD of GK-2B are performed by considering numerical SLR data analysis on Compass-G1, a Chinese GEO navigation satellite, and Chinese SLR station at Changchun. With the OD performed for two scenarios with the varying number of observations, the 3D position error is 24.01 m when 13 observations per day are obtained, while the error becomes 43.46 m when 9 observations per day are obtained. To verify these results, the OD of Compass-G1 using actual SLR data from Changchun station is performed to yield 31.89 m for 3D error, which is favorable compared with the external precise ephemeris by GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) analysis center. Therefore, the OD based on single SLR station is applicable to estimating the orbit within less than 100 m.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/9/2847GK-2BCompass-G1geostationary Earth orbit (GEO)orbit determination (OD)satellite laser ranging (SLR) |
| spellingShingle | Hyungjik Oh Eunseo Park Hyung-Chul Lim Chandeok Park Orbit Determination of Korean GEO Satellite Using Single SLR Sensor Sensors GK-2B Compass-G1 geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) orbit determination (OD) satellite laser ranging (SLR) |
| title | Orbit Determination of Korean GEO Satellite Using Single SLR Sensor |
| title_full | Orbit Determination of Korean GEO Satellite Using Single SLR Sensor |
| title_fullStr | Orbit Determination of Korean GEO Satellite Using Single SLR Sensor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Orbit Determination of Korean GEO Satellite Using Single SLR Sensor |
| title_short | Orbit Determination of Korean GEO Satellite Using Single SLR Sensor |
| title_sort | orbit determination of korean geo satellite using single slr sensor |
| topic | GK-2B Compass-G1 geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) orbit determination (OD) satellite laser ranging (SLR) |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/9/2847 |
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