• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.401-412
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 한반도에 대해 준 실시간 감시정찰을 수행하기 위한 여러 종류의 위성군 설계 기법들의 장단점을 조사하였다. 또한 지상 궤적 반복궤도 위성군과 워커 위성군을 이용하여 가용한 위성의 수, 궤도면 수 및 위상차에 대해 조합 가능한 모든 경우에서 위성군을 설계하고, 광학 위성과 합성개구레이더(SAR) 위성의 탑재체 제한조건을 반영하여 성능을 분석하였다. 평균 재방문 주기가 30분 이내로 준 실시간 한반도 감시정찰에 적합한 위성군의 특성을 제시하였다. 본 연구는 한반도 지역을 감시·정찰하기 위한 위성군 설계에 대한 전략을 수립하는 데 중요한 자료를 제공할 수 있으며, 나아가 초소형 위성군 운용을 위한 우주전력 구축에 대한 가이드라인을 제시하는 데 기여할 것이다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.217-227
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• 2021

In this study, we describe an analytical process for designing a low Earth orbit constellation for discontinuous regional coverage, to be used for a surveillance and reconnaissance space mission. The objective of this study was to configure a satellite constellation that targeted multiple areas near the Korean Peninsula. The constellation design forms part of a discontinuous regional coverage problem with a minimum revisit time. We first introduced an optimal inclination search algorithm to calculate the orbital inclination that maximizes the geometrical coverage of single or multiple ground targets. The common ground track (CGT) constellation pattern with a repeating period of one nodal day was then used to construct the rest of the orbital elements of the constellation. Combining these results, we present an analytical design process that users can directly apply to their own situation. For Seoul, for example, 39.0° was determined as the optimal orbital inclination, and the maximum and average revisit times were 58.1 min and 27.9 min for a 20-satellite constellation, and 42.5 min and 19.7 min for a 30-satellite CGT constellation, respectively. This study also compares the revisit times of the proposed method with those of a traditional Walker-Delta constellation under three inclination conditions: optimal inclination, restricted inclination by launch trajectories from the Korean Peninsula, and inclination for the sun-synchronous orbit. A comparison showed that the CGT constellation had the shortest revisit times with a non-optimal inclination condition. The results of this analysis can serve as a reference for determining the appropriate constellation pattern for a given inclination condition.