• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.163.2-163.2
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• 2012

다목적실용위성 3호는 2012년 5월 발사되어, 위성 기능점검을 위한 시험을 성공적으로 완료하였다. 위성이 발사체로부터 분리된 이후 임무궤도(고도 685km, 승교점 지방시 13시 30분을 갖는 태양동기궤도)를 획득하기 위해서는 궤도조정이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 다목적실용위성 3호의 초기운영 기간 동안 수행한 총 10번의 궤도조정 계획 및 결과에 대해 기술하였다. 궤도조정 1 단계에서는 궤도조정 절차 및 기능을 점검하기 위해 6번의 시험 궤도조정을 순차적으로 수행하였고 이후 2 단계에서는 임무궤도 진입을 위해 4번의 궤도조정을 실시하였다. 궤도조정을 위해서는 원하는 추력분사 방향을 맞추기 위해 롤 방향 또는 피치 방향의 자세제어가 필요한데, 추력기를 사용하여 자세를 기동하는 모드(Del-V Mode)와 휠을 사용하여 자세를 기동하는 모드(Fine Del-V Mode)로 구분된다. 시험 궤도조정에서는 우선적으로 두 가지 모드에 대한 모드전환 시험을 실시하여 위성체 및 지상국 운영절차에 대한 이상 유무를 점검하였고, 이후 추력기 분사량을 10초로 설정하여 예측 대비 실제 궤도변경 결과값을 확인하였다. 시험 궤도조정의 결과를 토대로 본 궤도조정에서는 임무궤도를 획득하기 위한 경사각 조정 및 고도 조정을 수행하였다. 경사각 조정 시에는 승교점 지방시의 변화량을 줄이고, 이후 자연 교란력에 의한 궤도변화를 고려하여 목표궤도를 계획하였다. 또한, 고도 조정 단계에서는 연료 사용량 및 이심률 변화를 최소화 할 수 있도록 전형적인 호만 궤도천이 방식을 적용하였다. 궤도조정 결과 당초 목표한 값을 정확하게 달성하였고, 궤도조정 이후 궤도변화도 장기간 동안 임무궤도 범위를 유지함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.31 no.10
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• pp.40-50
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• 2003

The operational orbit evolution of the KOMPSAT-l over 3 years was analyzed. During LEOP, four orbit maneuvers were performed to obtain the optimized orbit and eight safe-hold modes happened. The effects of unpredictable occurrence of the safe-hold mode and the highest solar activity on the orbit evolution during the mission life were analyzed. The comparison of orbital elements between long-term predicted orbit and determined orbit from observed data was also performed. The operational orbit started from the optimized one was evolved within the boundary of the designed mission orbit except altitude and it was verified the sun-synchronous orbit was successfully maintained.

• ICROS
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.41-50
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• 1997

본 논문에서는 무궁화위성의 발사단계에서부터 궤도상 운용에 이르기까지 각 임무 단계별로 필요한 궤도제어 기법을 살펴보았다. 정지궤도 통신/방송 위성은 정지궤도 진입 및 정지궤도상에서 임무 수행을 위한 정밀 궤도 제어 등 궤도제어와 관련하여 궤도 결정과 함께 지상국용 임무설계 S/W를 필요로 한다. 정지궤도 위성의 이러한 궤도 제어 기술은 향후 국내의 자체 정지궤도 위성 개발시 관련 기술의 국산화에 많은 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다. 또한 현재 무궁화위성 1, 2호의 운용기술을 자체 습득하고 고도화하는 노력도 향후 계속되는 국내 수요에 대비하여 계속되어야 할 것이다.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.178.2-178.2
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• 2012

정지궤도위성은 발사체에서 위성이 분리된 이후 천이궤도로부터 원하는 목표궤도로 궤도전이를 해야 한다. 또한 임무기간동안 궤도상에서 다양한 교란을 겪게 되며 이로 인해 시간이 증가함에 따라 위성의 위치가 변화하게 된다. 정지궤도위성은 이러한 궤도전이 및 궤도상 위치변화를 제어하기 위한 추진시스템을 장착하고 임무기간에 걸쳐 요구되는 추진제를 탑재해야 한다. 위성의 설계 초기에는 추정되는 위성의 건조질량을 기반으로 하여 궤도전이와 궤도상 임무에 필요로 하는 추진제 버짓을 계산하고 이를 토대로 하여 위성 시스템 설계를 진행한다. 또한 발사체별로 발사체의 성능과 발사장에 따라 근지점고도와 발사 경사각이 모두 상이하므로 발사체가 정해지지 않은 상태에서 발사체별 추진제 버짓을 계산, 비교하고 추진 시스템의 탱크가 이를 모두 수용할 수 있는지 분석하는 것이 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 정지궤도복합위성의 추정 건조질량과 임무분석을 통해 주어진 ${\Delta}V$와 각 발사체별 궤도전이에 필요한 ${\Delta}V$를 바탕으로 하여 발사체별 추진제버짓을 계산하였고 이를 비교검토 하였다. 이후 이러한 기본 자료를 바탕으로 하여 정지궤도복합위성 추진시스템의 추진제 수용가능 여부, 건조질량 증가 여유 등 기본설계를 진행할 수 있다.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.50-56
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• 2010

Most mission trajectory design technologies for space exploration have been utilized the Patched Conic Approximation which is based on Hohmann transfer in two-body problem. The Hohmann transfer trajectory is basically an elliptic trajectory, and Patched Conic Approximation consists of Hohmann transfer trajectories in which each trajectory are patched to the next one. This technology is the most efficient method when considering only one major planet at each patch trajectory design. The disadvantages of the conventional Patched Conic Approach are more fuel (or mass) needed and only conic trajectories are designed. Recent space exploration missions need to satisfy more various scientific or engineering goals, and mission utilizing smaller satellites are needed for cost reduction. The geometrical characteristics of three-body dynamics could change the paradigm of the conventional solar system. In this theoretical concept, one can design a trajectory connecting around the solar system with comparably very small energy. In this paper, the basic three-body dynamics are introduced and a spacecraft mission trajectory is designed utilizing the three-body dynamics.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.96-104
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• 2003

Geostationary satellite propulsion system provides satellite with the velocity increment for attitude control operations and sationkeeping operations from satellite launch to de-orbit at the end of life. Today, various types of propulsion system and its thrusters are produced by worldwide manufactures. Therefore, geostationary satellite manufacturers give significant modification to the Mission Analysis Software whenever different type of propulsion system type is adopted. Mission Analysis Software is a tool for planning and verification of satellite mission. For the development of the Generalized Mission Analysis Software, many thrusters are carefully investigated and modeled.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.48 no.10
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• pp.791-799
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• 2020

Launched in October 2019, Northrop Grumman's MEV-1 was the world's first unmanned mission demonstrating the practical feasibility of on-orbit servicing. Although the concept of on-orbit servicing was proposed several decades ago, it has been developed to various mission concepts providing services such as orbit change, station keeping, propellant and equipment supply, upgrade, repair, on-orbit assembly and production, and space debris removal. The historical success of MEV-1 is expected to expand the market of on-orbit servicing for government agencies and commercial sectors worldwide. The on-orbit servicing essentially requires the utilization of a highly propellant efficient electric propulsion system due to the nature of the mission. In this study, the space mission analysis for a simple on-orbit mission involving Hall thruster is conducted, which is life extension mission for geostationary orbit satellites. In order to analyze the mission, design space exploration for various Hall thruster design variable combinations is performed. The values of design variables and operational parameters of Hall thruster suitable for the mission are proposed through design space analysis and optimization, and mission performance is derived. In addition, the direction of further improvement for the current on-orbit mission analysis process and space mission analysis involving Hall thruster is reviewed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.38 no.9
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• pp.914-924
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• 2010

In this paper, results on the orbit analysis for the KOMPSAT-2 satellite using a real orbit data during the LEOP and normal mission lifetime are presented. In particular, the preparation and performance of an orbit operations during the LEOP is emphasized and the effects of space environments (i.e., Solar activity) on orbit evolutions are investigated comparing to those of the KOMPSAT-1 satellite. The summarized results in this paper would be an important reference to improve the stability and effectiveness of satellite operations during the LEOP and normal mission lifetime in case of LEO satellites such as successors of KOMPSAT-2 (i.e., KOMPSAT-3, KOMPSAT-3A, KOMPSAT-5).

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.39 no.7
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• pp.674-681
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• 2011

The increasing number of orbital debris objects is a risk for satellite operations due to space activities over past 50 years since launched Sputnik. The GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit), where COMS-1 is being operated since last June 2010, has more and more risks that collide with space debris or another satellites. In this paper, as a preliminary study about GEO satellite collision probability and operations environment, collision probability between COMS-1 and RADUGA 1-7 that is one of Russian military communication satellites is investigated and analyzed. Indeed, the space environment including space debris of COMS-1 is presented. As a result, it is noted that collision probability between two satellites using NORAD TLEs on 14th Jan. 2011 was 2.8753E-07 in case that position uncertainty was assumed 10km. Particularly, the largest proportion of space debris around COMS-1's mission orbit is meteoroids.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.319-326
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• 2013

This paper describes the orbital dynamics operation results for the launch and early operations phase (LEOP) of KOMPSAT-3, which was successfully launched on May 18, 2012. At the initial phase, operational orbit determination was carried out using ground tracking data and GPS navigation solution. And, both in-plane and out-of plane maneuvers were executed in order to change the orbit from the injection orbit to the mission orbit. In addition, the accuracy of precise orbit determination was indirectly evaluated by overlapping method using GPS raw data of KOMPSAT-3 and international GNSS service data from worldwide-distributed ground stations. Currently, KOMPSAT-3 is operated in pre-defined mission orbit, and its various kinds of orbit data are generated and distributed to support the normal mission operations.