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BDS and GPS side-lobe observation quality analysis and orbit determination with a GEO satellite onboard receiver / Wenwen Li in GPS solutions, vol 27 n° 1 (January 2023)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 27 n° 1 (January 2023) . - n° 18 Titre : BDS and GPS side-lobe observation quality analysis and orbit determination with a GEO satellite onboard receiver Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Wenwen Li, Auteur ; Kecai Jiang, Auteur ; Min Li, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 18 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] code GNSS [Termes IGN] orbite géostationnaire [Termes IGN] orbite précise [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] orbitographie par GNSS [Termes IGN] phase [Termes IGN] positionnement par BeiDou [Termes IGN] positionnement par GPS Résumé : (auteur) Multi-GNSS combination can alleviate problems associated with GNSS-based geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite navigation and orbit determination (OD), such as GNSS availability and observation geometry deterioration. However, only GPS has been widely applied and investigated in GEO missions, whereas GEO OD with BDS requires further exploration. The Chinese GEO satellite TJS-5, equipped with a GPS and BDS-compatible receiver, is the first GEO mission that tracks both BDS 2nd and 3rd generation satellites since BDS global deployment. With the TJS-5 real onboard data, we evaluate BDS side-lobe signal performance and the BDS contribution to GEO OD. Due to transmit antenna gain deficiencies in the side lobes, BDS shows a worse tracking performance than GPS with an average satellite number of 4.3 versus 7.8. Both GPS and BDS reveal inconsistency between carrier-phase and code observations, which reaches several meters and significantly degrades post-dynamic OD calculation. We estimate the consistency as a random walk process in the carrier-phase observation model to reduce its impact. With inconsistency estimated, the post-fit carrier-phase residuals decrease from 0.21 to 0.09 m for both GPS and BDS. The OD precision is significantly improved, from 1.95 to 1.42 m with only GPS and from 3.14 to 2.71 m with only BDS; the GPS and BDS combined OD exhibits the largest improvement from 1.74 to 0.82 m, demonstrating that adding BDS improves the OD precision by 43.3%. The above results indicate that the proposed carrier-phase inconsistency estimation approach is effective for both GPS and BDS and can achieve an orbit precision within 1.0 m using multi-GNSS measurements. Numéro de notice : A2023-026 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-022-01358-5 Date de publication en ligne : 06/11/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-022-01358-5 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102261 [article]

Precise orbit determination for BDS-3 GEO satellites enhanced by intersatellite links / Xiaojie Li in GPS solutions, vol 27 n° 1 (January 2023)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 27 n° 1 (January 2023) . - n° 8 Titre : Precise orbit determination for BDS-3 GEO satellites enhanced by intersatellite links Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Xiaojie Li, Auteur ; Xiaogong Hu, Auteur ; Rui Guo, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 8 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] constellation BeiDou [Termes IGN] décalage d'horloge [Termes IGN] orbite géostationnaire [Termes IGN] orbite précise [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] qualité des données Résumé : (auteur) Geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites are an integral part of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). Precise orbit determination (POD) for GEO satellites is difficult due to their geostationary characteristics. The orbit determination accuracy that can be achieved based on regional tracking stations in China cannot satisfy high-precision service requirements. The third generation of BDS (BDS-3) is the first global navigation satellite system that synergistically uses regional monitoring stations and global intersatellite links (ISLs) to realize global service. In this study, the quality of ISL data is analyzed based on the residuals of the intersatellite clock offset and the observed-minus-computed residuals of the ISL data. The orbit determination accuracy is assessed based on the observation residuals, the multiday consistency of the ISL time delays, overlapping orbit comparison, the user equivalent range error (UERE), and the accuracy of the clock offset. The results show that the ISL measurement noise for the GEO satellites is 3 cm, and the multiday consistency accuracy of the ISL time delay is better than 0.07 ns. Compared to the satellite-to-ground link (SGL)-based orbit determination method, the root mean square (RMS) three-dimensional (3D) position error of the overlapping orbit differences (OODs) is improved from 1.11 to 0.22 m with the combined SGL- and ISL-based method. Simultaneously, the UERE improves from 0.57 to 0.19 m, and the accuracy of the satellite clock offset improves from 1.09 to 0.61 ns. Numéro de notice : A2023-001 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-022-01330-3 Date de publication en ligne : 14/10/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-022-01330-3 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101870 [article]

Precise onboard time synchronization for LEO satellites / Florian Kunzi in Navigation : journal of the Institute of navigation, vol 69 n° 3 (Fall 2022)  

Public [article]  inNavigation : journal of the Institute of navigation > vol 69 n° 3 (Fall 2022) . - n° 531 Titre : Precise onboard time synchronization for LEO satellites Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Florian Kunzi, Auteur ; Oliver Montenbruck, Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 531 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] données GNSS [Termes IGN] horloge [Termes IGN] orbite basse [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] oscillateur [Termes IGN] récepteur DORIS [Termes IGN] récepteur GNSS [Termes IGN] récepteur trifréquence [Termes IGN] synchronisation [Termes IGN] temps réel Résumé : (auteur) Onboard time synchronization is an important requirement for a wide range of low Earth orbit (LEO) missions such as altimetry or communication services, and extends to future position, navigation, and timing (PNT) services in LEO. For GNSS-based time synchronization, continuous knowledge about the satellite’s position is required and, eventually, the quality of the position solution defines the timing precision attainable through GNSS measurements. Previous research has shown that real-time GNSS orbit determination of LEO satellites can achieve decimeter-level accuracy. This paper characterizes the performance of GNSS-based real-time clock synchronization in LEO using the satellite Sentinel-6A as a real-world case study. The satellite’s ultra-stable oscillator (USO) and triple-frequency GPS/Galileo receiver provide measurements for a navigation filter representative of real-time onboard processing. Continuous evaluation of actual flight data over 14 days shows that a 3D orbit root-mean-square (RMS) error of 11 cm and a 0.9-ns clock standard deviation can be achieved. Numéro de notice : A2022-822 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.33012/navi.531 Date de publication en ligne : 12/04/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.33012/navi.531 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101991 [article]

A new ambiguity resolution method for LEO precise orbit determination / Xingyu Zhou in Journal of geodesy, vol 96 n° 7 (July 2022)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 96 n° 7 (July 2022) . - n° 49 Titre : A new ambiguity resolution method for LEO precise orbit determination Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Xingyu Zhou, Auteur ; Hua Chen, Auteur ; Weiping Jiang, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 49 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] orbite basse [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] récepteur GNSS [Termes IGN] résolution d'ambiguïté Résumé : (auteur) Ambiguity resolution (AR) is an effective approach to improve the orbit accuracy of the low Earth orbit satellites using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The most commonly used single-difference (SD) AR requires prior knowledge of the GNSS hardware biases, while the potential unavailability of the bias products may hinder the AR process for users. The track-to-track (T2T) AR can work as an alternative without the GNSS bias products, but the performance may be degraded by the receiver hardware biases. To provide a better alternative in this condition, a new AR method called SD T2T (SDT2T) is proposed in this study, where the GNSS and receiver biases can be greatly eliminated without external knowledge. The performance of the SD AR, SDT2T AR, and T2T AR methods are assessed based on the gravity recovery and climate experiment follow on and SWARM data. The results show that the improvements contributed by the SDT2T AR are comparable to the SD AR. The multiple iterations required by the T2T AR can be avoided by the SDT2T AR, and the accuracy of the T2T AR can be further improved with the preprocessed ambiguities of the SDT2T AR. Considering the efficiency and stable performance, the SDT2T AR is recommended as the preferred alternative single-receiver AR method in the absence of the GNSS hardware bias products. Numéro de notice : A2022-590 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-022-01629-6 Date de publication en ligne : 15/07/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-022-01629-6 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=101272 [article]

Adaptive Kalman filter for real-time precise orbit determination of low earth orbit satellites based on pseudorange and epoch-differenced carrier-phase measurements / Min Li in Remote sensing, vol 14 n° 9 (May-1 2022)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing > vol 14 n° 9 (May-1 2022) . - n° 2273 Titre : Adaptive Kalman filter for real-time precise orbit determination of low earth orbit satellites based on pseudorange and epoch-differenced carrier-phase measurements Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Min Li, Auteur ; Tianhe Xu, Auteur ; Yali Shi, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 2273 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] ambiguïté entière [Termes IGN] filtre adaptatif [Termes IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes IGN] matrice de covariance [Termes IGN] mesurage de phase [Termes IGN] orbite basse [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] orbitographie par GNSS [Termes IGN] temps réel Résumé : (auteur) Real-time precise orbit determination (POD) of low earth orbiters (LEOs) is crucial for orbit maintenance as well as autonomous operation for space missions. The Global Positioning System (GPS) has become the dominant technique for real-time precise orbit determination (POD) of LEOs. However, the observation conditions of near-earth space are more critical than those on the ground. Real-time POD accuracy can be seriously affected when the observation environment suffers from strong space events, i.e., a heavy solar storm. In this study, we proposed a reliable adaptive Kalman filter based on pseudorange and epoch-differenced carrier-phase measurements. This approach uses the epoch-differenced carrier phase to eliminate the ambiguities and thus reduces the significant number of unknown parameters. Real calculations demonstrate that four to five observed GPS satellites is sufficient to solve reliable position parameters. Furthermore, with accurate pseudorange and epoch-differenced carrier-phase-based reference orbits, orbital dynamic disturbance can be detected precisely and reliably with an adaptive Kalman filter. Analyses of Swarm-A POD show that sub-meter level real-time orbit solutions can be obtained when the observation conditions are good. For poor observation conditions such as the GRACE-A satellite on 8 September 2017, when fewer than five GPS satellites were observed for 14% of the observation time, 1–2 m orbital accuracy can still be achieved with the proposed approach. Numéro de notice : A2022-386 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/rs14092273 Date de publication en ligne : 08/05/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14092273 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100665 [article]

Effect of PCV and attitude on the precise orbit determination of Jason-3 satellite / Kai Li in Journal of applied geodesy, vol 16 n° 2 (April 2022)  

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Points de Lagrange : emplacements privilégiés / Laurent Polidori in Géomètre, n° 2200 (mars 2022)

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On-orbit BDS signals and transmit antenna gain analysis for a geostationary satellite / Meng Wang in Advances in space research, vol 69 n° 7 (April 2022)  

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Broadcast ephemerides for LEO augmentation satellites based on nonsingular elements / Lingdong Meng in GPS solutions, vol 25 n° 4 (October 2021)  

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POD of small LEO satellites based on precise real-time MADOCA and SBAS-aided PPP corrections / Amir Allahvirdi-Zadeh in GPS solutions, vol 25 n° 2 (April 2021)  

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Determination of precise Galileo orbits using combined GNSS and SLR observations / Grzegorz Bury in GPS solutions, vol 25 n° 1 (January 2021)  

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Integrated processing of ground- and space-based GPS observations: improving GPS satellite orbits observed with sparse ground networks / Wen Huang in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 10 (October 2020)  

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Sensor tasking for search and catalog maintenance of geosynchronous space objects / Han Cai in Acta Astronautica, vol 175 (October 2020)  

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Impact of thermospheric mass density on the orbit prediction of LEO satellites / Changyong He in Space weather, vol 18 n° 1 (January 2020)  

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

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