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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2015.43.12.1116

Statistical Uncertainty Analysis of Thermal Mass Method for Residual Propellant Estimation  

Park, Eungsik (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Park, BongKyu (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Huh, Hwanil (Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.43, no.12, 2015 , pp. 1116-1123 More about this Journal
Abstract
The lifetime of a geostationary satellite depends on the residual propellant amount and therefore the precise residual propellant gauging is very important for the mitigation of economic loss arised from premature removal of satellite from its orbit, satellites replacement planning, slot management and so on. In this paper, the thermal mass method and its uncertainty are described. The residual propellant analysis of a geostationary satellite is simulated based on the KOREASAT data and the uncertainty of thermal mass method is calculated by using the Monte Carlo method. The results of this study show the importance parameter of estimation residual propellant using the thermal mass method.
Keywords
Thermal Mass Method; Geostationary Satellite; Residual Propellant; Monte-Carlo Method;
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