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Improved GPS-based single-frequency orbit determination for the CYGNSS spacecraft using GipsyX / Alex V. Conrad in Navigation : journal of the Institute of navigation, vol 70 n° 1 (Spring 2023)  

Public [article]  inNavigation : journal of the Institute of navigation > vol 70 n° 1 (Spring 2023) . - n° 565 Titre : Improved GPS-based single-frequency orbit determination for the CYGNSS spacecraft using GipsyX Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Alex V. Conrad, Auteur ; Penina Axelrad, Auteur ; Bruce J. Haines, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 565 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] données GRACE [Termes IGN] étalonnage d'instrument [Termes IGN] mesurage de phase [Termes IGN] orbite précise [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] récepteur monofréquence [Termes IGN] trajet multiple Résumé : (auteur) This paper presents methods for the precise orbit determination (POD) of a satellite in the CYGNSS constellation based on available single-frequency GPS code and carrier measurements. The contributions include the development and evaluation of procedures for single-frequency POD with GipsyX, improvement of CYGNSS orbit knowledge, and an assessment of its final accuracy. Ionospheric effects are mitigated using the GRAPHIC processing method, and spacecraft multipath effects are calibrated with an azimuth/elevation-dependent antenna calibration map. The method is demonstrated using comparable data from the GRACE mission, from which we infer the expected accuracy of the CYGNSS results. Processing more than 170 days of data from each mission, a 1σ CYGNSS orbit accuracy of 2.8 cm radial, 2.4 cm cross-track, and 6 cm in-track is demonstrated. We expect that achieving this level of performance will expand the set of future scientific investigations that can be undertaken using satellites equipped with single-frequency GNSS. Numéro de notice : A2023-141 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.33012/navi.565 Date de publication en ligne : 20/10/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.33012/navi.565 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102708 [article]

BDS-3 precise orbit and clock solution at Wuhan University: status and improvement / Jing Guo in Journal of geodesy, vol 97 n° 2 (February 2023)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 97 n° 2 (February 2023) . - n° 15 Titre : BDS-3 precise orbit and clock solution at Wuhan University: status and improvement Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Jing Guo, Auteur ; Guo Chen, Auteur ; Xiaolong Xu, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 15 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes IGN] orbite précise [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] positionnement par BeiDou [Termes IGN] rayonnement solaire [Termes IGN] signal BeiDou Résumé : (auteur) With the rapid deployment of the third-generation satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), Wuhan University (WHU) has incorporated BDS-3 satellites to its routine Multi-GNSS analysis since Day of Year 1, 2019. This article summarizes the processing strategy and presents the validation results of the WHU BDS-3 orbit and clock solutions submitted to the International GNSS Service Multi-GNSS Experiment in 2019. Although more than 200 stations with B1I and B3I signals tracking capability can be used for BDS-3 precise orbit determination, the number of tracking stations for different satellites diverges greatly; in general, more stations track those launched early and less those deployed late. The validations with orbit boundary misclosures, orbit differences with respect to BDS-3 products of GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) and Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) residuals show that the orbits are affected by the number of tracking stations and the deficiency of dynamic models. To overcome the latter, an a priori solar radiation pressure (SRP) model has been proposed considering the Earth albedo and antenna thrust. The SLR validation shows that the new SRP model significantly improves the orbit from 5 to 7 cm to about 3 to 4 cm by reducing the Sun-elongation-angle-dependent errors of the BDS-3 orbits. Besides, the clock products have been compared with those of GFZ, and the root-mean-square (RMS) of clock linear fit is also analyzed. Noticeable different quality has been shown for Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standard and Passive Hydrogen Maser (PHM) clocks. The Sun-elevation-angle-dependent patterns are identified in PHM clocks, and the RMS of clock linear fit of PHM clocks can be reduced with improved dynamic modeling, particularly in eclipse seasons. Numéro de notice : A2023-131 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-023-01705-5 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-023-01705-5 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102674 [article]

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]

On the relation of GNSS phase center offsets and the terrestrial reference frame scale: a semi-analytical analysis / Oliver Montenbruck in Journal of geodesy, vol 96 n° 11 (November 2022)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 96 n° 11 (November 2022) . - n° 90 Titre : On the relation of GNSS phase center offsets and the terrestrial reference frame scale: a semi-analytical analysis Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Oliver Montenbruck, Auteur ; Peter Steigenberger, Auteur ; Arturo Villiger, Auteur ; Paul Rebischung , Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 90 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] antenne GNSS [Termes IGN] centre de phase [Termes IGN] décalage d'horloge [Termes IGN] hauteur (coordonnée) [Termes IGN] International Terrestrial Reference Frame [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] phase [Termes IGN] positionnement par GNSS [Termes IGN] retard troposphérique zénithal [Termes IGN] station GNSS Résumé : (auteur) Phase center offsets (PCOs) of global navigation satellites systems (GNSS) transmit antennas along the boresight axis introduce line-of-sight-dependent range changes in the modeling of GNSS observations that are strongly correlated with the estimated station heights. As a consequence, changes in the adopted PCOs impact the scale of GNSS-based realizations of the terrestrial reference frame (TRF). Vice versa, changes in the adopted TRF scale require corrections to the GNSS transmit antenna PCOs for consistent observation modeling. Early studies have determined an approximate value of α=−0.050 for the ratio of station height changes and satellite PCO changes in GPS orbit determination and phase center adjustment. However, this is mainly an empirical value and limited information is available on the actual PCO-scale relation and how it is influenced by other factors. In view of the recurring need to adjust the IGS antenna models to new ITRF scales, a semi-analytical model is developed to determine values of α for the four current GNSSs from first principles without a need for actual network data processing. Given the close coupling of satellite boresight angle and station zenith angle, satellite PCO changes are essentially compensated by a combination of station height, zenith troposphere delay, and receiver clock offset. As such, the value of α depends not only on the orbital altitude of the considered GNSS but also on the elevation-dependent distribution of GNSS observations and their weighting, as well as the elevation mask angle and the tropospheric mapping function. Based on the model, representative values of αGPS=−0.051, αGLO=−0.055, αGAL=−0.041, and αBDS-3=−0.046 are derived for GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou-3 at a 10∘ elevation cutoff angle. These values may vary by Δα≈0.003 depending on the specific model assumptions and data processing parameters in a precise orbit determination or precise point positioning. Likewise changes of about ±0.003 can be observed when varying the cutoff angle between 5∘ and 15∘. Numéro de notice : A2022-836 Affiliation des auteurs : UMR IPGP-Géod+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-022-01678-x Date de publication en ligne : 09/11/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-022-01678-x Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102033 [article]

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

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Orbit determination, clock estimation and performance evaluation of BDS-3 PPP-B2b service / Chengpan Tang in Journal of geodesy, vol 96 n° 9 (September 2022)  

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

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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)  

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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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Comparison of atmospheric mass density models using a new data source: COSMIC satellite ephemerides / Yang Yang in IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, vol 37 n° 2 (February 2022)  

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A comprehensive assessment of four-satellite QZSS constellation: navigation signals, broadcast ephemeris, availability, SPP, interoperability with GPS, and ISB against GPS / Xuanping Li in Survey review, vol 54 n° 382 (January 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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Effect of using different satellite ephemerides on GPS PPP and post processing techniques / Khaled Mahmoud Abdel Aziz in Geodesy and cartography, vol 47 n° 3 (October 2021)  

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