• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.142-149
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• 2014

After launch of Low Earth Orbit(LEO) satellite, Initial Activation Checkout(IAC) and Calibration and Validation(Cal & Val) procedure are performed prior to enter normal operation phase. During normal operation phase, most of the time is allocated for mission operation except following up measures to anomaly and orbit maintenance. Since mission operation capability is key indicator for success of LEO satellite program and consistent with promotion purpose of LEO satellite program, reliability should be ensured by conducting through test. In order to ensure reliability by examining the role of LEO satellite and ground station during ground test phase, realistic test scenario that is similar to actual operation conditions should be created, and test that aims to verify full mission cycle should be performed by transmitting created command and receiving image and telemetry data. This paper describes the test design and result. Consideration items for test design are described in detail and result of designed test items are summarized.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.36 no.12
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• pp.1222-1228
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• 2008

A small satellite, DubaiSat-1 FM(Flight Model), which is based on SI-200 standard bus platform and scheduled to be launched in 2008, is being developed by Satrec Initiative and EIAST(Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology). The TCS(Thermal Control Subsystem) of DubaiSat-1 FM has been designed to mainly utilize passive thermal control in order to minimize power consumption, but the active control method using heaters has been applied to some critical parts. Also, thermal analysis has been performed for DubaiSat-1's mission orbit using a thermal analysis model. The thermal design is modified and optimized to satisfy the design temperature requirements for all parts according to the analysis result. The thermal control performance of DubaiSat-1 FM is verified by thermal vacuum space simulation, consisting of thermal cycling and thermal balance test. Also, to validate the thermal modeling of DubaiSat-1 FM, comparison of test results with analysis has been performed and model calibration has been completed.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.667-676
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• 2009

The payload can be classified as a passive and active type. Generally radar satellite to acquire specific information through various radar images will use the SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) as active type payload. the principal of SAR satellite is to receive the signal returned from certain objects and/or surfaces in order to construct an radar image. The data acquired from the satellite in its real orbit shall be needed to perform successful CAL/VAL (Calibration & Validation) because the SAR satellite have to receive the returned signal for SAR image construction. In order to do the above, the returned signal shall be related to ground targets. Especially ground target is the corner reflector (CR) for CAL/VAL. Generally the reflector has various types and shapes. Their selection can be dependent on characteristics and mission objectives of SAR satellite. In this paper, reflector focused on the optimal case and effective case has been studied and then the trihedral corner reflector under this study has been designed and its performance also analyzed.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.579-584
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• 2017

SBAS is a satellite based navigation correction system that provides correction information and integrity information of GNSS signal through geostationary satellite based on analysis of GNSS signal in ground station. KASS, a Korean SBAS, is aiming at the APV-1 class SoL service in 2022. Sufficient ground and flight tests must be performed in advance to provide SoL services. However, since KASS, the Korean SBAS, has not yet been added in Korea, specific detailed evaluation items are not presented. EGNOS, which is expected to be the most compatible with KASS and is being serviced after its development, has already been evaluated. In this paper, we analyze the regulations applied to EGNOS construction and analyze the criteria of ground and flight test evaluation items required for flight testing, which is expected to be referenced to the flight inspection process in the future.

• KIISE Transactions on Computing Practices
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.74-79
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• 2017

The Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI), the world's first ocean color sensor operated in a geostationary orbit, can be utilized to mitigate damages by monitoring marine disasters in real time such as red tides, green algae, sargassum, cold pools, typhoons, and so on. In this paper, we described a methodology and procedure for processing GOCI data in order to maximize its utilization potential. The GOCI data processing procedure is divided into data reception, data processing, and data distribution. The kinds of GOCI data are classified as raw, level 1, and level 2. "Raw" refers to an unstructured data type immediately generated after reception by satellite communications. Level 1 is defined as a radiance data type of two dimensions, generated after radiometric and geometric corrections for raw data. Level 2 indicates an ocean color data type from level-1 data using ocean color algorithms.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.510-516
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• 2011

For using Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS) in the civil aviation, it should satisfies the Required Navigation Performances(RNPs) which are defined by International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO). RNP defines the required accuracy, integrity, availability, continuity of each flight procedure. In order to guarantee user's integrity, user's protection level has to be overestimated. On the other hand, for improving user's availability, user's protection level has to be estimated tightly. Therefore protection level should be estimated as tight as possible while it assuring the user's integrity. This paper describes the current integrity function of Korean WAD GNSS test bed, and predicts the availability performance of Korean WAD GNSS by simulation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.390-390
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• 2011

본 연구는 기초기술연구회의 위성정보 활용 지원 운영사업(과제명: 위성영상을 이용한 하천정보 생산 및 활용에 관한 연구)의 연구비 지원에 의해 수행되었습니다. 지난 2010년 6월 발사된 천리안 위성이 약 9개월간의 정지궤도 시험운행을 마치고 본격적으로 위성자료 서비스를 시작함에 따라 한반도 악기상 관측 및 예측 정확도 향상에 기여할 것으로 예상된다. 최근 기후분야 외에도 수자원, 방재, 농업, 해양 등 다양한 응용분야에서 기상위성을 활용하고자 하는 연구가 수행되고 있으며 자료제공 시간의 단축과 기상자료 산출물의 제공으로 천리안 위성은 향후 광범위하게 활용 될 것으로 예상된다. 본 연구는 천리안 위성의 수자원 분야 활용을 위한 기반연구로 천리안 위성과 동일한 채널 특성을 보유한 MTSAT-1R 기상위성을 이용하여 면적강우량을 추정하고 이를 지상관측소를 이용하는 강우보정기법에 적용하며 강우산정 결과를 레이더 및 티센, 크리깅 등과 비교하였다. 강우추정은 NOAA NESDIS의 Power-law 공식을 이용하였으며 지상관측소를 이용한 강우보정은 조건부 합성기법을 적용하였다. 연구대상 유역은 충주댐 유역과 충주댐 유역 상류에 위치한 영월수위표 지점 상류유역을 대상으로 하였으며 레이더 차폐에 따른 레이더 강우량의 감쇄 효과를 분석하고 지형적 특성에 영향 받지 않는 기상위성을 이용한 강우량 산정 기법의 활용성을 제시하였다. 연구결과 레이더 차폐에 영향 받지 않는 영월 수위표 상류유역의 경우 레이더를 이용한 강우량 산정결과와 기상위성을 이용한 결과가 큰 차이가 없으나 전체 유역면적의 절반 정도가 레이더 차폐 지역에 포함되는 충주댐 유역의 경우 레이더를 이용할 경우 20%~35% 가량 강우량이 과소 추정되는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 토대로 산악지형에 의해 레이더 차폐가 발생되는 유역에 대해 기상위성의 활용을 기대할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.8
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• pp.99-104
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• 2005

The major role of a spacecraft structure is to keep and support the spacecraft safely in all the launch environment, on-orbit condition and during ground-transportation and handling. In a satellite development, a structural and thermal model (STM) is developed for two goals ; demonstration of a structural and a thermal stability. In the structure point of view, STM is used to verify the static/dynamic characteristics of structure in the initial stage of development. In this paper, the structure design/analysis of high resolution LEO earth observation satellite STM is described. Also, a low level sine vibration test is performed and compared to the results of finite element analysis.

• Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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• v.3 no.2 s.6
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• pp.15-28
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• 1995

The GPS positioning involves not only 'natural' errors associated with the satellites position errors, refraction of EM wave in the ionosphere, etc., but also 'artificial' errors associated with the operation of S/A (Selective Availability). In this paper, we present the principles, accuracies and applicabilities of our personal DGPS method, which employs the position-correction method on the GPS positionings data collected at the reference and the remote sites. The essential requirement of our DGPS method is that two GPS receivers should utilize the identical Navstar satellites at the same time. The positioning error (1 drms) of the stand-alone GPS is of an order of a few tens meters, while that of horizontal position by our DGPS method is about 1m and that of vertical position is about 2m We applied out DGPS technique in positioning moving objects, and obtained satisfactory results in tracking the trajectories of a car on the road and the those of drifters in the sea.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.237-244
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• 2019

Since SBAS provides users with GNSS orbit, clock, and ionospheric corrections and integrity, the more precise positioning is possible. As the SBAS service area is expanded due to the development of the SBAS and the installation of the additional ground stations, there is a region where two or more SBAS messages can be received. However, the research on multi-constellation SBAS selection method has not carried out. In this study, we compared the result of positioning accuracy after applying the SBAS correction selected by using WAAS priority, EGNOS priority, or error covariance comparison method to LEO satellites in the regions where WAAS and EGNOS signals are transmitted simultaneously. When using WAAS priority method, 3D orbit error is smallest at 2.57 m. The covariance comparison method is outperform at the center of the overlap region far from each WAAS and EGNOS stations. In the eastern region near the EGNOS stations, the 3D orbit errors using EGNOS priority method is 8% smaller than the errors using the WAAS priority method.