• The Optical Journal
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• s.142
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• pp.17-22
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• 2012

인공위성 레이저 추적(SLR, Satellite Laser Ranging) 시스템은 레이저를 이용하여 위성까지 거리를 측정하는 가장 정밀한 인공위성 추적 시스템이다. SLR 시스템의 원리는 극초단파의 레이저 빔을 광학 망원경을 통해 발사하여 인공위성에 장착된 레이저 반사경에 의해 반사되어 되돌아오는 레이저 빔의 왕복 비행 시간을 측정함으로써 거리를 구한다. 1964년 발사된 Beacon Explorer-B 위성의 궤도결정을 위해 SLR 기술이 NASA에 의해 처음 사용되었는데, 당시에는 거리측정 오차가 50m 수준이었다. 현재는 전자, 광학 및 제어 기술의 발달에 힘입어 그 오차가 mm 수준으로 크게 향상되어 인공위성 운영, 지구물리, 우주측지 및 우주감시 등 다양한 분야에 활용되고 있다. 미국을 비롯한 우주 선진국은 이미 다수의 SLR 시스템을 구축하여 운영하고 있으며, 현재 전 세계적으로 약 40여 개의 SLR 관측소가 국제레이저추적기구(ILRS, International Laser Ranging Service)에 가입하여 활동하고 있다. 또한 인공위성의 정밀한 거리측정을 위해 레이저 반사경이 장착된 위성 50여 개가 운영중에 있다. 고정밀 지구관측 위성 대부분에 레이저 반사경이 장착돼 있으며 러시아의 GLONASS 항법체계를 구성하는 모든 항법위성에도 레이저 반사경이 장착돼 있다. 또한 유럽우주기구에서 추진하는 갈릴레오 및 중국의 Compass 항법위성도 레이저 반사경이 장착될 예정이다. 최근에는 행성탐사 및 달탐사 우주선에 SLR 시스템의 활용 범위가 확대됨에 따라 SLR 시스템의 국제적 수요가 꾸준히 증가하고 있다. 우리나라의 나로과학위성 및 다목적실용위성 5호에도 레이저 반사경이 장착돼 발사되기 때문에 국내 독자적 레이저추적을 위해서 SLR 시스템 구축이 꾸준히 요구되어 왔다. 한국천문연구원은 2008년부터 SLR 시스템 개발을 추진했다. 2012년 9월에 40cm 크기의 망원경을 지닌 이동형 SLR 시스템 개발을 완료했으며 오는 2015년에는 1m급 고정형 SLR 시스템 개발을 완료할 예정이다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.164-171
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• 2013

Since plenty of spacecrafts were launched in space after 1957, the number of space debris has been increased. According to the JSpOC, the number of space debris which diameter is bigger than 10 cm are more than 22,000. Recently there were two critical events. Which one is that China shot down their satellite using missile and the other is that two satellite, Iridium and Cosmos 2251, collied. Space environment in low-earth orbit has been severe. JSpOC analyzes the collision risk between 15,000 space debris and all operation satellites and then they send CSM to the satellite operator to utilize its orbital information if collision risk might be occurred. This paper analyzes the CSM orbit data by comparing with KOMPSAT-2 precise orbit data and shows conjunction assessment results.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.9
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• pp.781-788
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• 2016

In this paper, a real-time on-board orbit determination algorithm using the high precise orbit propagator is suggested and its performance is analyzed. Orbit determination algorithm is designed with the Extended Kalman Filter. And it utilizes the orbit calculated from the Pseudo-range as observed data. The performance of the on-board orbit determination method implemented in the GPS-12 receiver is demonstrated using the GNSS simulator. Orbit determination performance using high precise orbit propagator was analyzed in comparison to the orbit determination result using $J_2$ orbit propagator. The analysis result showed that position and velocity error are improved from 43.61 m($3{\sigma}$) to 23.86 m($3{\sigma}$) and from 0.159 m/s($3{\sigma}$) to 0.044 m/s($3{\sigma}$) respectively.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.510-518
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• 2023

This paper introduces a MATLAB graphical user interface (GUI) based software for performance analysis of navigation message and wide area differential correction of regional navigation satellite system (RNSS). This software was developed to analyze satellite orbit/clock-related performance of navigation message and wide area differential correction simulating RNSS for regions near Korea based on different distributions of monitor and reference stations. As a result of software operation, navigation message and wide area differential correction are given as output in MATLAB file format. From the analysis of output, it was confirmed that valid navigation message and wide area differential correction could be generated from the results about statistical feature of orbit and clock prediction errors, cm-level fitting errors for navigation message parameters, and 81.9% enhancement in range error for wide area differential correction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.807-808
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• 2010

To insert payload to the orbit over the 200km-altitude using launch vehicle which has 300sec the Isp, multi staging technique for launch is necessary. The range between the sea-level to the transfer orbit about 200~250km is for operation of 1st and 2nd rocket engines and the higher altitude is for propulsion system of the acceleration block and satellite. The upper stage rocket engine should have the high technology for entering the payload into the orbit precisely more than the performance for high thrust level. With this investigation of the upper stage rocket engines which have been used, we want to understand their development trend and prospect which is going to be references for the development of ours.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.45-50
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• 2005

To determine precise position GPS carrier phase measurements are used. In addition, the multi-antenna system consisting of 2 or more GPS antennas can make attitude determination effectively. When GPS carrier phase measurements are used the integer ambiguity must be fixed. The success rate is used to validate the integer ambiguity. For LEO satellite attitude determination the double difference carrier phase measurements are used, the success rate is calculated using the covariance matrix and the measurement matrix. The constraint that LEO satellite position vector and attitude vector is orthogonal is suggested for improving the success rate. The LEO satellite orbit model is KITSAT3. The results of the simulation are shown and analyzed.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.42-42
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• 2006

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.9-17
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• 2001

GPS is an efficient system in surveying and car navigation. but it is difficult to catch minimum number of satellite when it is hindered by obstacle such as city area. GLONASS system doesn't have perfect constellation yet, but it has many similarities with GPS system in principle of point positioning and signal system. so, it is expected to be much efficient when it is used with GPS system. For the purpose of this, the coordinates of GPS and GLONASS system, the quality of time and frequency was investigated, and the algorithm of point positioning was made. also, the efficiency of GPS/GLONASS combination was presented by analysing the precision of 3D point positioning using C/A code and Yuma satellite orbit information.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2018.10a
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• pp.565-567
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• 2018

The rover acquires its own position information using satellites signals provided by several satellites(at least four or more). For the present, GNSS systems are widely used in various fields. However, there are many factors that cause accuracy errors in positioning between rovers and GNSS satellites. Due to satellite time error, orbit error, ionospheric & convective refraction, multipath, etc., rover can't acquire precise position. Differential GPS(DGPS) and Real-Time Kinematic(RTK) have been developed as compensation techniques to reduce such errors. In this paper, we intend to develop a terminal with RTK technique to acquire precise position information of mobile station.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.90-101
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• 2006

In this paper, the calibration parameters of the gyros and star hackers are estimated by using an on-orbit AOCS sensor calibration algorithm. The calibration algorithm was implemented by Kalman filter. In order to estimate gyro calibration parameters, the calibration algorithm requires calibration maneuver and it was analyzed whether the star trackers are protected by Sun, Moon and Earth or not. Also the star tracker calibration algorithm used the camera image information. This kinds of camera image information simulated ground control point and orbit information. The estimated accuracy of star tracker calibration parameters depends on camera image information.