• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.199-206
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• 2024

The GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) satellite, which was launched in December 2018, carries weather observation payloads and uses the image navigation and registration system to calibrate the observation images. The calibration system requires accurate orbit prediction data and depends on the accuracy of the orbit determination accuracy. In order to find a possible way to improve the current orbit determination accuracy of the GK2A flight dynamic subsystem module, orbit determination software was developed to independently evaluate the orbit determination accuracy. A comprehensive satellite dynamic model is applied for a batch-type least squares filter. When determining the orbit, thrust firing during station-keeping maneuvers and wheel-off loading maneuvers is taken into account. One month of GK2A ranging data were processed to estimate the satellite position on a daily basis. The orbit determination error was evaluated by comparing estimates during overlapping estimation intervals.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2003년도 Proceedings of ACRS 2003 ISRS
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• pp.588-590
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• 2003

For the normal operations, KOMPSAT-1 orbits are determined using GPS navigation solutions data such as position and velocity vectors. Currently, the accuracy of GPS navigation solution data is generally known as on the order of 10~30 m with the removal of S/A. In this paper, an estimate of the current orbit determination accuracy for the KOMPSAT-1 is given. For the evaluation of orbit determination accuracy, the orbit overlap comparison is used since no independent orbits of comparable accuracy are available for comparison. As a result, It is shown that the orbit accuracy is on the order of 5 m RMS with 4 hrs arc overlap for the 30 hr arc.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.167-176
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• 2023

This study presents the performance analysis of real-time orbit determination and prediction for navigation message generation of Regional Navigation Satellite System (RNSS). Since the accuracy of ephemeris and clock correction in navigation message affects the positioning accuracy of the user, it is essential to construct a ground segment that can generate this information precisely when designing a new navigation satellite system. Based on a real-time architecture by an extended Kalman filter, we simulated orbit determination and prediction of RNSS satellites in order to assess the accuracy of orbit and clock prediction and signal-in-space ranging errors (SISRE). As a result of the simulation, the orbit and clock accuracy was at 0.5 m and 2 m levels for 24 hour determination and six hour prediction after the determination, respectively. From the prediction result, we verified that the SISRE of RNSS for six hour prediction was at a 1 m level.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.487-496
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• 2011

Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5 (KOMPSAT-5) is the first satellite in Korea that provides 1 m resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. Precise orbit determination (POD) using a dual-frequency IGOR receiver data is performed to conduct high-resolution SAR images. We suggest orbit determination strategies based on a differential GPS technique. Double-differenced phase observations are sampled every 30 seconds. A dynamic model approach using an estimation of general empirical acceleration every 6 minutes through a batch least-squares estimator is applied. The orbit accuracy is validated using real data from GRACE and KOMPSAT-2 as well as simulated KOMPSAT-5 data. The POD results using GRACE satellite are adjusted through satellite laser ranging data and compared with publicly available reference orbit data. Operational orbit determination satisfies 5 m root sum square (RSS) in one sigma, and POD meets the orbit accuracy requirements of less than 20 cm and 0.003 cm/s RSS in position and velocity, respectively.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2012

정지궤도복합위성은 천리안위성에 비하여 고품질의 영상품질을 요구하며 지구센서 대신 별센서의 사용으로 인하여 고정밀의 탑재용 궤도정보생성이 요구된다. 이는 고정밀의 궤도 결정이 바탕이 되어야 한다. 천리안위성의 경우는 항공우주연구원에 설치된 추적 안테나를 이용하여 레인징을 수행하고 이를 바탕으로 궤도결정을 수행하였다. 정지궤도복합위성의 정밀한 궤도결정을 위하여 항공우주연구원에서는 축섬에 새로운 추적장비를 준비중에 있다. 본 논문에서는 대전과 축섬에 위치한 정지궤도복합위성을 가정하여 궤도결정을 수행했을 경우 궤도결정 및 예측 오차와 테이블 방식의 탑재용궤도정보 생성기의 궤도정밀도를 분석하였다. 본 논문에서는 공분산해석과 수치적인 방법을 통하여 궤도정밀도를 해석하였다. 두 해석결과를 종합하여 최종적인 궤도오차를 산출하였다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.221-232
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• 2004

TLE로부터 SGP4/SDP4 모델을 이용하여 인공위성의 가상의 위치 정보를 얻은 후 Gauss 방법을 사용하여 인공위성의 예비궤도를 결정해보았다. 예비궤도 결정에 필요한 임의의 세 점 사이의 시간간격을 변화시켜 얻은 결과를 위성의 위치 참값과 비교하여 최소의 차이를 가지는 관측 시간 간격을 찾아보았으며, Gauss 예비궤도 결정법의 성능을 비교, 분석하였다. 실제 인공위성 관측 결과와의 비교를 위해서 한국천문연구원의 광시야 망원경을 사용하여 GPS위성(PRN 26)과 무궁화 2호의 광학관측 데이터를 얻은 후 같은 방법으로 예비궤도를 결정해 보았다. 인공위성의 정밀궤도결정을 위하여 시뮬레이션에서 얻어진 가상의 광학관측 데이터를 가지고 정밀케도결정을 수행하였으며, 관측 데이터의 오차와 관측 시간 간격에 따라 정밀궤도결정을 수행하여 원하는 정밀도를 얻기 위한 관측 시스템의 조건에 대해서 알아보았다.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2005

The KOMPSAT-1 satellite, launched into a circular sun synchronous orbit on Dec. 21, 1999, entered its$6^{th}$year of successful operation this year. The purposes of the mission are to collect earth images (6.6 m resolution), multi-spectral images of the ocean, and to collect information on the particle environment of the low earth orbit. For normal operation, KOMPSAT-1 orbits are determined using GPS navigation solutions. However, at the start of the life of KOMPSAT-1, the 11-year solar activity cycle was at a maximum. Solar flux was maintained at this level until 2002, and thereafter reduced to a moderate level by 2004. Thus, the OD (Orbit Determination) accuracy has varied according to the solar activity. This paper presents the degree to which the OD accuracy could be degraded during a high solar activity period compared with that of a (relatively) low solar activity period. We investigated the effect of the use of solve-for parameters such as a drag coefficient ($C_D$), solar radiation coefficient ($C_R$), and the general accelerations ($G_A$) on OD accuracy with solar activity. For the evaluation of orbit determination accuracy, orbit overlap comparison is used since no independent orbits of comparable accuracy are available for comparison. The effect of the use of a box-wing model instead of a constant cross-sectional area is also investigated.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 아리랑 1호의 실제 비행데이터를 이용하여 지상에서 정밀궤도결정을 수행한 후 얻을 수 있는 성능에 대해 분석하였다. 분석에 사용된 궤도결정 알고리즘은 바예 시안 최소자승법을 작용한 배치필터이며, 궤도결정 정밀도 평가를 위해 중첩법 (Overlap Method) 을 이용하였다. 또한, 미국 NORAD 의 TLE (Two-Line Element) 및 지상추적 데이터를 이용한 궤도결정 결과들과의 비교, 분석도 수행하였다. 궤도결정 정밀도에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 요인, 즉 관측데이터 종류 및 탑재시계 편류 (On-Board Time Drift)에 의한 정밀도 변화에 대해서도 분석되어졌다. 본 연구결과, 중첩법 평가에 의한 30시간 GPS 항행해 위치 성분만을 이용한 궤도결정 정밀도는 5m RMS 수준이었으며, GPS 항행해 중 속도 성분은 궤도결정 시 사용하지 않는 것이 바람직하며, 타 관측데이터를 이용한 궤도결정 결과와의 비교를 통해 심각한 시각 바이어스에 의한 뚜렷한 정밀도 저하는 없음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.337-343
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• 2010

Optical observation system provides angle-only measurement for orbit determination of space object. Range measurement can be directly acquired using laser ranging or tone ranging system. Initial orbit determination (IOD) by using angle- only data set shows discrepancy according to the measurement time interval. To solve this problem, range measurement data should be added for IOD. In this study, two-site optical observation was used to derive the range information. We have observed nine geostationary earth orbit satellites by using two-site optical observation system. The determination result of the range shows the accuracy over 99.5% compared to the results from the satellite tool kit simulation. And we confirmed that the orbit determination by the Herrick-Gibbs method with the range information obtained from the two-site observation is more accurate than the orbit determination by Gauss method with the one-site observation. For more accurate two-site optical observation, a baseline should satisfy an optimal condition of length and more precise observation system needed.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2010년도 한국우주과학회보 제19권1호
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• pp.27.5-28
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• 2010

The unexpected observation condition or insufficient measurement modeling can lead to uncertain measurement errors. The uncertain measurement error of orbit determination problem typically consists of noise, bias and drift. It must be removed by using a proper estimation process for better orbit accuracy. The estimation of noise and drift is not easy because of their random or unpredictable variation. On the other hand, bias is a constant difference between the mean of the measured values and the true value, so it can be simply removed. In this study, precision orbit determination with SLR observations considering range bias estimation is presented. The Yonsei Laser-ranging Precision Orbit Determination System (YLPODS) and SLR NP (Normal Point) observations of CHAMP satellite are used for this work. The SLR residual test is performed to estimate the range bias of each arc. The result shows that we can get better orbit accuracy through range bias estimation.