GPS Based Reduced-Dynamic Orbit Determination for Low Earth Orbiters with Ambiguity Fixing
Joint Authors
Yue, Xiaokui
Yang, Yang
Yuan, Jianping
Source
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Abstract EN
With the ever-increasing number of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for scientific missions, the precise determination of the position and velocity of the satellite is a necessity.
GPS (Global Positioning System) based reduced-dynamic orbit determination (RPOD) method is commonly used in the post processing with high precision.
This paper presents a sequential RPOD strategy for LEO satellite in the framework of Extended Kalman Filter (EKF).
Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technique is used to process the GPS observations, with carrier phase ambiguity resolution using Integer Phase Clocks (IPCs) products.
A set of GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment) mission data is used to test and validate the RPOD performance.
Results indicate that orbit determination accuracy could be improved by 15% in terms of 3D RMS error in comparison with traditional RPOD method with float ambiguity solutions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yang, Yang& Yue, Xiaokui& Yuan, Jianping. 2015. GPS Based Reduced-Dynamic Orbit Determination for Low Earth Orbiters with Ambiguity Fixing. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064537
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yang, Yang…[et al.]. GPS Based Reduced-Dynamic Orbit Determination for Low Earth Orbiters with Ambiguity Fixing. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064537
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yang, Yang& Yue, Xiaokui& Yuan, Jianping. GPS Based Reduced-Dynamic Orbit Determination for Low Earth Orbiters with Ambiguity Fixing. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064537
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1064537