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Precise orbit determination of the Sentinel-3A altimetry satellite using ambiguity-fixed GPS carrier phase observations / Olivier Montenbruck in Journal of geodesy, vol 92 n° 7 (July 2018)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 92 n° 7 (July 2018) . - pp 711 - 726 Titre : Precise orbit determination of the Sentinel-3A altimetry satellite using ambiguity-fixed GPS carrier phase observations Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Olivier Montenbruck, Auteur ; Stefan Hackel, Auteur ; Adrian Jäggi, Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Article en page(s) : pp 711 - 726 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes descripteurs IGN] données altimétriques [Termes descripteurs IGN] double différence [Termes descripteurs IGN] orbitographie [Termes descripteurs IGN] phase [Termes descripteurs IGN] Sentinel-3 Résumé : (Auteur) The Sentinel-3 mission takes routine measurements of sea surface heights and depends crucially on accurate and precise knowledge of the spacecraft. Orbit determination with a targeted uncertainty of less than 2 cm in radial direction is supported through an onboard Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite instrument, and a complementary laser retroreflector for satellite laser ranging. Within this study, the potential of ambiguity fixing for GPS-only precise orbit determination (POD) of the Sentinel-3 spacecraft is assessed. A refined strategy for carrier phase generation out of low-level measurements is employed to cope with half-cycle ambiguities in the tracking of the Sentinel-3 GPS receiver that have so far inhibited ambiguity-fixed POD solutions. Rather than explicitly fixing double-difference phase ambiguities with respect to a network of terrestrial reference stations, a single-receiver ambiguity resolution concept is employed that builds on dedicated GPS orbit, clock, and wide-lane bias products provided by the CNES/CLS (Centre National d’Études Spatiales/Collecte Localisation Satellites) analysis center of the International GNSS Service. Compared to float ambiguity solutions, a notably improved precision can be inferred from laser ranging residuals. These decrease from roughly 9 mm down to 5 mm standard deviation for high-grade stations on average over low and high elevations. Furthermore, the ambiguity-fixed orbits offer a substantially improved cross-track accuracy and help to identify lateral offsets in the GPS antenna or center-of-mass (CoM) location. With respect to altimetry, the improved orbit precision also benefits the global consistency of sea surface measurements. However, modeling of the absolute height continues to rely on proper dynamical models for the spacecraft motion as well as ground calibrations for the relative position of the altimeter reference point and the CoM. Numéro de notice : A2018-453 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-017-1090-2 date de publication en ligne : 27/11/2017 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-017-1090-2 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=91044 [article]

Estimation of antenna phase center offset for BDS IGSO and MEO satellites / Guanwen Huang in GPS solutions, vol 22 n° 2 (April 2018)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 22 n° 2 (April 2018) . - pp 22 - 49 Titre : Estimation of antenna phase center offset for BDS IGSO and MEO satellites Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Guanwen Huang, Auteur ; Xingyuan Yan, Auteur ; Zhang Qian, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Article en page(s) : pp 22 - 49 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes descripteurs IGN] centre de phase [Termes descripteurs IGN] constellation BeiDou [Termes descripteurs IGN] orbite géostationnaire [Termes descripteurs IGN] orbitographie Résumé : (Auteur) The BeiDou satellite navigation system (BDS) is different from other global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) because of its special constellation, which consists of satellites in geostationary earth orbit, inclined geosynchronous earth orbit (IGSO), and medium earth orbit (MEO). Compared to MEO satellites, the observations of IGSO satellites cover only a small range of nadir angles. Therefore, the estimation of phase center offsets (PCOs) suffers from high correlation with other estimation parameters. We have estimated the phase center offsets for BeiDou IGSO and MEO satellites with a direct PCO parameters model, and constraints are applied to cope with the correlation between the PCOs and other parameters. Validation shows that the estimated PCO parameters could be used to improve the accuracy of orbit and clock offset overlaps. Compared with the Multi-GNSS Experiment antenna phase center correction model, the average improvements of the proposed method for along-track, cross-track, and radial components are 19 mm (31%), 5 mm (14%), and 2 mm (15%) for MEO satellites, and 13 mm (17%), 12 mm (21%), and 5 mm (19%) for IGSO satellites. For clock offset overlaps, average improvements of standard deviation and root mean square (RMS) are 0.03 ns (20%) and 0.03 ns (12%), respectively. The RMS of precise coordinates in the BDS-only positioning was also improved significantly with a level of 24 mm (30%) in the up-direction. Finally, the overall uncertainty of the estimated results is discussed. Numéro de notice : A2018-159 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-018-0716-z date de publication en ligne : 24/02/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-018-0716-z Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=89781 [article]

Self-shadowing of a spacecraft in the computation of surface forces : An example in planetary geodesy / Georges Balmino in Artificial satellites, vol 53 n° 1 (March 2018)  

Public [article]  inArtificial satellites > vol 53 n° 1 (March 2018) . - pp 1 - 27 Titre : Self-shadowing of a spacecraft in the computation of surface forces : An example in planetary geodesy Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Georges Balmino, Auteur ; J.C. Marty, Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Article en page(s) : pp 1 - 27 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes descripteurs IGN] décomposition [Termes descripteurs IGN] détection d'ombre [Termes descripteurs IGN] engin spatial [Termes descripteurs IGN] Mars (planète) [Termes descripteurs IGN] problème inverse [Termes descripteurs IGN] surface (géométrie) Résumé : (auteur) We describe in details the algorithms used in modelling the self-shadowing between spacecraft components, which appears when computing the surface forces as precisely as possible and especially when moving parts are involved. This becomes necessary in planetary geodesy inverse problems using more and more precise orbital information to derive fundamental parameters of geophysical interest. Examples are given with two Mars orbiters, which show significant improvement on drag and solar radiation pressure model multiplying factors, a prerequisite for improving in turn the determination of other global models. Numéro de notice : A2018-173 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.2478/arsa-2018-0002 date de publication en ligne : 24/03/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.2478/arsa-2018-0002 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=89813 [article]

Validation of Galileo orbits using SLR with a focus on satellites launched into incorrect orbital planes / Krzysztof Sosnica in Journal of geodesy, vol 92 n° 2 (February 2018)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 92 n° 2 (February 2018) . - pp 131 - 148 Titre : Validation of Galileo orbits using SLR with a focus on satellites launched into incorrect orbital planes Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Krzysztof Sosnica, Auteur ; Lars Prange, Auteur ; Kamil Kazmierski, Auteur ; Grzegorz Bury, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Article en page(s) : pp 131 - 148 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes descripteurs IGN] données TLS (télémétrie) [Termes descripteurs IGN] Galileo [Termes descripteurs IGN] orbite Résumé : (Auteur) The space segment of the European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Galileo consists of In-Orbit Validation (IOV) and Full Operational Capability (FOC) spacecraft. The first pair of FOC satellites was launched into an incorrect, highly eccentric orbital plane with a lower than nominal inclination angle. All Galileo satellites are equipped with satellite laser ranging (SLR) retroreflectors which allow, for example, for the assessment of the orbit quality or for the SLR–GNSS co-location in space. The number of SLR observations to Galileo satellites has been continuously increasing thanks to a series of intensive campaigns devoted to SLR tracking of GNSS satellites initiated by the International Laser Ranging Service. This paper assesses systematic effects and quality of Galileo orbits using SLR data with a main focus on Galileo satellites launched into incorrect orbits. We compare the SLR observations with respect to microwave-based Galileo orbits generated by the Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE) in the framework of the International GNSS Service Multi-GNSS Experiment for the period 2014.0–2016.5. We analyze the SLR signature effect, which is characterized by the dependency of SLR residuals with respect to various incidence angles of laser beams for stations equipped with single-photon and multi-photon detectors. Surprisingly, the CODE orbit quality of satellites in the incorrect orbital planes is not worse than that of nominal FOC and IOV orbits. The RMS of SLR residuals is even lower by 5.0 and 1.5 mm for satellites in the incorrect orbital planes than for FOC and IOV satellites, respectively. The mean SLR offsets equal −44.9,−35.0, and −22.4 mm for IOV, FOC, and satellites in the incorrect orbital plane. Finally, we found that the empirical orbit models, which were originally designed for precise orbit determination of GNSS satellites in circular orbits, provide fully appropriate results also for highly eccentric orbits with variable linear and angular velocities. Numéro de notice : A2018-058 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-017-1050-x En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-017-1050-x Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=89391 [article]

Benefits of satellite clock modeling in BDS and Galileo orbit determination / Yun Qing in Advances in space research, vol 60 n° 12 (15 December 2017)  

Public [article]  inAdvances in space research > vol 60 n° 12 (15 December 2017) . - pp 2550 - 2560 Titre : Benefits of satellite clock modeling in BDS and Galileo orbit determination Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Yun Qing, Auteur ; Yidong Lou, Auteur ; Xiaolei Dai, Auteur ; Yang Liu, Auteur Année de publication : 2017 Article en page(s) : pp 2550 - 2560 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes descripteurs IGN] constellation BeiDou [Termes descripteurs IGN] constellation Galileo [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge atomique [Termes descripteurs IGN] modèle numérique [Termes descripteurs IGN] orbitographie [Termes descripteurs IGN] résidu Résumé : (auteur) In the process of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) satellite orbit determination, satellite clocks are typically estimated as epoch-wise white noise in addition to the satellite orbit parameters. This results in high correlation between the satellite clock estimates and the satellite orbits, especially the radial component. In this paper, an appropriate clock model is proposed to constrain the satellite clock estimates in order to improve the accuracy of satellite orbits. SLR residuals and Day Boundary Discontinuities (DBDs) were used to assess the orbit quality. The benefits of satellite clock modeling in BDS and Galileo orbit determination is validated by experimental data sets. The results show that for satellites equipped with highly stable clocks, employing an appropriate linear model constraint for the clock estimates in orbit determination can result in an improved orbit consistency as well as accuracy. In detail, for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites, C12, C14, E11, E12 and E19, the improvements of DBDs range from 10% to 20%. Furthermore, the Standard Deviation (STD) of Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) residuals were improved up to 30% for the Galileo satellites (using a passive hydrogen maser clock). Numéro de notice : A2017-753 Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.asr.2017.03.040 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2017.03.040 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=89038 [article]

Precise orbit determination of the Fengyun-3C satellite using onboard GPS and BDS observations / Min Li in Journal of geodesy, vol 91 n° 11 (November 2017)  

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Precision on board : orbit determination of LEO satellites with real-time corrections / André Hauschild in GPS world, vol 28 n° 4 (April 2017)

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Precise orbit determination based on raw GPS measurements / Norbert Zehentner in Journal of geodesy, vol 90 n° 3 (March 2016)  

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Estimating the yaw-attitude of an BDS IGSO and MEO satellites / Xiaolei Dai in Journal of geodesy, vol 89 n° 10 (october 2015)  

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Application d'algorithmes génétiques à la détermination d'orbites optimales pour GRASP / Arnaud Pollet in XYZ, n° 144 (septembre - novembre 2015)

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Calculation of position and velocity of GLONASS satellite based on analytical theory of motion / W. Goral in Artificial satellites, vol 50 n° 3 (September 2015)  

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Enhanced solar radiation pressure modeling for Galileo satellites / Olivier Montenbruck in Journal of geodesy, vol 89 n° 3 (March 2015)  

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Galileo orbit determination using combined GNSS and SLR observations / Stefan Hackel in GPS solutions, vol 19 n° 1 (January 2015)  

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Orbit computation of the TELECOM-2D satellite with a genetic algorithm / Florent Deleflie in Proceedings of the International astronomical union, vol 9 S310 (Juillet 2014)  

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Restitution d'orbites de débris spatiaux par algorithmes génétiques / Mohamed-Amjad Lasri (2014) 

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