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Estimation of the General Along-Track Acceleration in the KOMPSAT-1 Orbit Determination

  • Lee, Byoung-Sun;Lee, Jeong-Sook;Kim, Jae-Hoon
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.92.4-92
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    • 2001
  • Estimation of the general along-track acceleration was performed in the KOMPSAT-1 orbit determination process. Several sets of the atmospheric drag and solar radiation pressure coefficients were also derived with the different spacecraft area. State vectors in the orbit determination with the different spacecraft area were compared in the time frame. The orbit prediction using the estimated coefficients was performed and compared with the orbit determination results. The orbit prediction with the different general acceleration values was also carried out for the comparison.

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Satellite Orbit Determination using the Particle Filter

  • Kim, Young-Rok;Park, Sang-Young
    • Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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    • 2011.04a
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    • pp.25.4-25.4
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    • 2011
  • Various estimation methods based on Kalman filter have been applied to the real-time satellite orbit determination. The most popular method is the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) and the Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF). The EKF is easy to implement and to use on orbit determination problem. However, the linearization process of the EKF can cause unstable solutions if the problem has the inaccurate reference orbit, sparse or insufficient observations. In this case, the UKF can be a good alternative because it does not contain linearization process. However, because both methods are based on Gaussian assumption, performance of estimation can become worse when the distribution of state parameters and process/measurement noise are non-Gaussian. In nonlinear/non-Gaussian problems the particle filter which is based on sequential Monte Carlo methods can guarantee more exact estimation results. This study develops and tests the particle filter for satellite orbit determination. The particle filter can be more effective methods for satellite orbit determination in nonlinear/non-Gaussian environment.

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A Study on Geometric Correction Method for RADARSAT-1 SAR Satellite Images Acquired by Same Satellite Orbit (동일궤도 다중 RADARSAT-1 SAR 위성영상의 기하보정방법에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Yeong-Sun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.605-612
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    • 2010
  • Numberous satellites have monitored the Earth in order to detect changes in a large area. These satellites provide orbit information such as ephemeris data, RPC coefficients and etc. besides image data. If we can use such orbit data afforded by satellite, we can reduce the number of control point for geo-referencing. This paper shows the efficient geometric correction method of strip-satellite RADARSAT-l SAR images acquired by same orbit using ephemeris data, single control point and virtual control points. For accuracy analysis of proposed method, this paper compared the image geometrically corrected by the proposed method to the image corrected by ERDAS Imagine.

Derivation of the SGP4 Drag Term from the Two Osculating Orbit State for the Low Earth Orbit Satellite

  • Lee, Byoung-Sun;Park, Jae-Woo
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.33.5-33
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    • 2002
  • $\textbullet$ NORAD SGP4 Model $\textbullet$ Conversion of the Osculating Orbit State into the NORAD TLE $\textbullet$ Derivation of the SGP4 Drag Term $\textbullet$ Conversion of the KOMPSAT-1 Orbit $\textbullet$ Effect of the SGP4 Drag Term $\textbullet$ Derivation of the KOMPSAT-1 B* Value $\textbullet$ Figure. Derived B* Values from KOMPSAT-1 MAPS Orbit state with considering the argument of latitude.

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Multiple revolution Lunar Trajectory Design using Impulsive Thrust

  • Kang, Hye-Young;Song, Young-Joo;Park, Sang-Young;Choi, Kyu-Hong;Sim, Eun-Sup
    • Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.25.3-26
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    • 2008
  • The direct way to the moon is to start from the parking orbit by using impulsive thruster In previous domestic research, the direct way has been studied by using a single impulsive shot. However, when a single impulsive shot occurs to go into a Translunar orbit, gravity losses occur because thruster is not impulsive shot but the finite burns and it causes the gravity losses. To make up for the weak point of a single impulsive shot, this paper divides TLI (Trans Lunar Injection) into several small burns. Therefore, departure loop trajectory and the Translunar trajectory. This method is useful not only to reduce the gravity losses but also to check the condition of satellite. By using this method, this paper demostrates the optimized trajectory from Earth parking orbit to lunar mission orbit which minimizes the fuel, and the SNOPT (Sparse Nonlinear OPTimizer software) is used to find optimal solution. Also, this paper provides lunar mission profile which includes the mission schedule when TLI, LOI (Lunar Orbit Insertion) maneuvers occur, a mount of fuel when thruster is used and other mission parameters.

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Geostationary Satellite Station Keeping Robustness to Loss of Ground Control

  • Woo, Hyung Je;Buckwalter, Bjorn
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.65-82
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    • 2021
  • For the vast majority of geostationary satellites currently in orbit, station keeping activities including orbit determination and maneuver planning and execution are ground-directed and dependent on the availability of ground-based satellite control personnel and facilities. However, a requirement linked to satellite autonomy and survivability in cases of interrupted ground support is often one of the stipulated provisions on the satellite platform design. It is especially important for a geostationary military-purposed satellite to remain within its designated orbital window, in order to provide reliable uninterrupted telecommunications services, in the absence of ground-based resources due to warfare or other disasters. In this paper we investigate factors affecting the robustness of a geostationary satellite's orbit in terms of the maximum duration the satellite's station keeping window can be maintained without ground intervention. By comparing simulations of orbit evolution, given different initial conditions and operations strategies, a variation of parameters study has been performed and we have analyzed which factors the duration is most sensitive to. This also provides valuable insights into which factors may be worth controlling by a military or civilian geostationary satellite operator. Our simulations show that the most beneficial factor for maximizing the time a satellite will remain in the station keeping window is the operational practice of pre-emptively loading East-West station keeping maneuvers for automatic execution on board the satellite should ground control capability be lost. The second most beneficial factor is using short station keeping maneuver cycle durations.

Performance Verification of LEO Satellite Propulsion System based on Early On-orbit Operation Analysis (초기 궤도운용 분석 기반 저궤도 지구관측위성 추진시스템 성능 검증)

  • Won, Su-Hee;Chae, Jongwon;Kim, Sukyum;Jo, Sungkwon;Jun, Hyoung Yoll
    • Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.58-62
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    • 2016
  • The satellite propulsion system provides the required thrust to insert a satellite into the desired orbit after separation from the launch vehicle and to control orbit inclination or compensate altitude loss due to drag after inserted into the desired orbit. The on-orbit performance of LEO satellite propulsion system according to operation mode was verified based on the results analysis for early on-orbit operation. The temperature trends of components and tubing were checked and the resultant trends were within the normal range as well.

AOCS On-orbit Calibration for High Agility Imaging LEO Satellite (고기동 영상촬영 저궤도 위성 자세제어계 궤도상 보정)

  • Yoon, Hyungjoo;Park, Keun Joo;Yim, Jo Ryeong;Choi, Hong-Taek;Seo, Doo Chun
    • Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.80-86
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    • 2012
  • A fast maneuvering LEO satellite producing high resolution images was developed by Korea Aerospace Research Institute and launched successfully. To achieve accurate pointing and stringent pointing stability, the attitude orbit control subsystem implements high performance star trackers and gyroscopes. In addition, series of on-orbit calibration need to be performed to compensate mainly misalignment errors due to launch shock and on-orbit thermal environment. In this paper, the on-orbit calibration approach is described with the performance enhancement result through flight data analysis.

A study on the Technological Criteria for the Development of an Low Earth Orbit Meteorological Satellite (저궤도 기상위성 개발 기술 기준에 관한 연구)

  • Eun, Jong-Won
    • Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.116-121
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    • 2012
  • For the purpose of drawing out the technological criteria for the development of an Low Earth Orbit Meteorological Satellite some characteristics of infrared and microwave sensors on the payload were analysed by approaching theoretically. In addition, the channel requirements and interface requirements of the microwave sensors equipped on the payloads of the existing foreign Low Earth Orbit Meteorological Satellites were analysed with respect to the development of an Earth Orbit Meteorological Satellite payload. In this paper, the multipurpose satellite bus and the CAS 500 platform as the interface requirements of an Low Earth Orbit Meteorological Satellite, and core subsystem and principle functional requirements of a satellite control system were systematically described.

Quick Evaluations of the KOMPSAT-1 Orbit Maneuvers Using Small Sets of Real-time GPS Navigation Solutions

  • Lee, Byoung-Sun;Lee, Jeong-Sook;Kim, Jae-Hoon
    • Transactions on Control, Automation and Systems Engineering
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.196-202
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    • 2001
  • Quick evaluations of two in-plane orbit maneuvers using small sets of real-time GPS navigation solutions were performed for the KOMPSAT-1 spacecraft operation. Real-time GPS navigation solutions of the KOMPSAT-1 were collected during the Korean Ground Station(KGS) pass. Only a few sets of position and velocity data after completion of the thruster firing were used for the quick maneuver evaluations. The results were used for antenna pointing data predictions for the next station contact. Normal orbit maneuver evaluations using large sets of playback GPS navigation solutions were also performed and the result were compared with the quick evaluation results.

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