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GPS satellite differential code bias estimation with current eleven low earth orbit satellites / Xingxing Li in Journal of geodesy, vol 95 n° 7 (July 2021)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 95 n° 7 (July 2021) . - n° 76 Titre : GPS satellite differential code bias estimation with current eleven low earth orbit satellites Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Xingxing Li, Auteur ; Wei Zhang, Auteur ; Keke Zhang, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 76 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] erreur systématique de code différentiel [Termes IGN] orbite basse [Termes IGN] précision de l'estimation [Termes IGN] récepteur GPS [Termes IGN] teneur verticale totale en électrons [Termes IGN] trajet multiple Résumé : (auteur) Many low earth orbit (LEO) missions have been launched recently for different geoscience studying purposes such as ionosphere detecting and gravity recovering. The onboard observations from LEO satellites provide us a great opportunity to estimate the differential code bias (DCB) which is vital for precise applications of global navigation satellites system. This paper mainly focuses on the contribution of multi-LEO combination to the DCB estimation using onboard data collected by current eleven LEO satellites from day of year (DOY) 061, 2018 to DOY 120, 2018. The single-LEO solutions with different LEO and multi-LEO solutions with different LEO subsets are compared and analyzed in detail to fully exploit the potential of LEO onboard observations in the DCB estimation. We also evaluate and discuss the vertical total electron content (VTEC) results and posterior residuals to validate the estimation accuracy. Our results show that the average DCB standard deviation (STD) values are within 0.140 ns for all eleven single-LEO solutions with the best stability of 0.082 ns for Swarm-B solution. The evaluation of multi-LEO solutions indicates that with the increase in LEO satellites, the GPS DCB stability gets improved gradually. The 9-LEO solution can achieve the stability with STD value of 0.051 ns, better than that of DCB products from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) (0.055 ns) but slightly worse than that of DCB products from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (0.048 ns). The results suggest that the GPS DCB stability based on the onboard observations of nine LEO satellites can be comparable to the ground-based solution derived from a global ground network with hundreds of stations. The LEO space-borne receiver DCB results illustrate that the inclusion of more LEO satellites can contribute to the stability improvement of receiver DCB. In addition, the VTEC estimation can benefit from the joint processing of multiple LEO observations and achieves a noticeable reduction in the percentage of negative VTEC values. Our results also reveal that the spherical symmetry ionosphere assumption might cause accuracy degradation in the DCB estimation at low latitudes. Numéro de notice : A2021-517 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-021-01536-2 date de publication en ligne : 22/06/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-021-01536-2 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97939 [article]

Integer phase clock method with single-satellite ambiguity fixing and its application in LEO satellite orbit determination / Kai Shao in Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica, vol 50 n° 4 ([20/04/2021])  

Public [article]  inActa Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica > vol 50 n° 4 [20/04/2021] . - pp 487 - 495 Titre : Integer phase clock method with single-satellite ambiguity fixing and its application in LEO satellite orbit determination Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Kai Shao, Auteur ; Bin Yi, Auteur ; Houzhe Zhang, Auteur ; Defeng Gu, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : pp 487 - 495 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] bande K [Termes IGN] orbite basse [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] phase [Termes IGN] phase GNSS [Termes IGN] résolution d'ambiguïté Résumé : (auteur) Fixing single-satellite GPS carrier phase ambiguity could significantly improve the orbit accuracy of low earth orbit (LEO) satellite. Currently, the CNES/CLS, Wuhan University and CODE have published GPS integer phase clock products applied to single-satellite ambiguity fixing. In this paper, the integer phase clock method is used for single-satellite ambiguity fixing, and it is applied to the precise orbit determination of LEO satellite. Then, the application performances of integer phase clock products provided by different agencies in single-satellite ambiguity fixing and LEO satellite orbit determination are compared and analyzed. For GRACE-FO formation satellites, about 94% ambiguities could be fixed based on different products provided by the three agencies. Orbit solutions generated using the products from the three agencies can achieve an RMS of around 0.9 cm checked by satellite laser ranging data. Compared with ambiguity-float orbit solutions, the accuracy of absolute orbit determination with single-satellite ambiguity fixing is improved by about 30%. After fixing single-satellite ambiguities using the different products provided by CNES/CLS, WHU and CODE, respectively, the RMS of K-band ranging validation residuals for relative orbit solutions are reduced from 5.7, 5.4 and 5.3 mm to 2.1、 2.0 and 1.5 mm, respectively. The results show that the integer phase clock products provided by different agencies have similar performances in the single-satellite ambiguity fixing and orbit determination of GRACE-FO satellite. Numéro de notice : A2021-310 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.11947/j.AGCS.2021.20200302 date de publication en ligne : 20/04/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.11947/j.AGCS.2021.20200302 Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97755 [article]

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)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 25 n° 2 (April 2021) . - 14 p. Titre : POD of small LEO satellites based on precise real-time MADOCA and SBAS-aided PPP corrections Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Amir Allahvirdi-Zadeh, Auteur ; Kan Wang, Auteur ; Ahmed El-Mowafy, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : 14 p. Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] données GNSS [Termes IGN] horloge du satellite [Termes IGN] orbite basse [Termes IGN] orbitographie par GNSS [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] temps réel Résumé : (Auteur) For real-time precise orbit determination (POD) of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, high-accuracy global navigation satellite system (GNSS) orbit and clock products are necessary in real time. Recently, the Japanese multi-GNSS advanced demonstration of orbit and clock analysis precise point positioning (PPP) service and the new generation of the Australian/New Zealand satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS)-aided PPP service provide free and precise GNSS products that are directly broadcast through the navigation and geostationary earth orbit satellites, respectively. With the high quality of both products shown in this study, a 3D accuracy of centimeters can be achieved in the post-processing mode for the reduced-dynamic orbits of small LEO satellites having a duty cycle down to 40% and at sub-dm to dm level for the kinematic orbits. The results show a promising future for high-accuracy real-time POD onboard LEO satellites benefiting from the precise free-of-charge PPP corrections broadcast by navigation systems or SBAS. Numéro de notice : A2021-091 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-01078-8 date de publication en ligne : 11/01/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-01078-8 Format de la ressource électronique : URL Article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96880 [article]

Reference system origin and scale realization within the future GNSS constellation “Kepler” / Susanne Glaser in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 12 (December 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 12 (December 2020) . - n° 117 Titre : Reference system origin and scale realization within the future GNSS constellation “Kepler” Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Susanne Glaser, Auteur ; Grzegorz Michalak, Auteur ; Benjamin Männel, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 117 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] centre de phase [Termes IGN] constellation Galileo [Termes IGN] constellation GNSS [Termes IGN] décorrélation [Termes IGN] géocentre [Termes IGN] International Terrestrial Reference Frame [Termes IGN] Kepler, Johannes [Termes IGN] orbite basse [Termes IGN] orbite terrestre [Termes IGN] orbitographie Résumé : (auteur) Currently, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) do not contribute to the realization of origin and scale of combined global terrestrial reference frame (TRF) solutions due to present system design limitations. The future Galileo-like medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation, called “Kepler”, proposed by the German Aerospace Center DLR, is characterized by a low Earth orbit (LEO) segment and the innovative key features of optical inter-satellite links (ISL) delivering highly precise range measurements and of optical frequency references enabling a perfect time synchronization within the complete constellation. In this study, the potential improvements of the Kepler constellation on the TRF origin and scale are assessed by simulations. The fully developed Kepler system allows significant improvements of the geocenter estimates (realized TRF origin in long-term). In particular, we find improvements by factors of 43 for the Z and of 8 for the X and Y component w. r. t. a contemporary MEO-only constellation. Furthermore, the Kepler constellation increases the reliability due to a complete de-correlation of the geocenter coordinates and the orbit parameters related to the solar radiation pressure modeling (SRP). However, biases in SRP modeling cause biased geocenter estimates and the ISL of Kepler can only partly compensate this effect. The realized scale enabling all Kepler features improves by 34% w. r. t. MEO-only. The dependency of the estimated satellite antenna phase center offsets (PCOs) upon the underlying TRF impedes a scale realization by GNSS. In order to realize the network scale with 1 mm accuracy, the PCOs have to be known within 2 cm for the MEO and 4 mm for the LEO satellites. Independently, the scale can be realized by estimating the MEO PCOs and by simultaneously fixing the LEO PCOs. This requires very accurate LEO PCOs; the simulations suggest them to be smaller than 1 mm in order to keep scale changes below 1 mm. Numéro de notice : A2020-736 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01441-0 date de publication en ligne : 19/11/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/1https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01441-0 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96352 [article]

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)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 10 (October 2020) . - 13 p. Titre : Integrated processing of ground- and space-based GPS observations: improving GPS satellite orbits observed with sparse ground networks Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Wen Huang, Auteur ; Benjamin Männel, Auteur ; Pierre Sakic-Kieffer, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : 13 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Techniques orbitales [Termes IGN] modèle d'orbite [Termes IGN] orbite basse [Termes IGN] orbite précise [Termes IGN] orbitographie [Termes IGN] orbitographie par GNSS [Termes IGN] récepteur GPS [Termes IGN] station GPS Résumé : (auteur) The precise orbit determination (POD) of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellites and low Earth orbiters (LEOs) are usually performed independently. It is a potential way to improve the GNSS orbits by integrating LEOs onboard observations into the processing, especially for the developing GNSS, e.g., Galileo with a sparse sensor station network and Beidou with a regional distributed operating network. In recent years, few studies combined the processing of ground- and space-based GNSS observations. The integrated POD of GPS satellites and seven LEOs, including GRACE-A/B, OSTM/Jason-2, Jason-3 and, Swarm-A/B/C, is discussed in this study. GPS code and phase observations obtained by onboard GPS receivers of LEOs and ground-based receivers of the International GNSS Service (IGS) tracking network are used together in one least-squares adjustment. The POD solutions of the integrated processing with different subsets of LEOs and ground stations are analyzed in detail. The derived GPS satellite orbits are validated by comparing with the official IGS products and internal comparison based on the differences of overlapping orbits and satellite positions at the day-boundary epoch. The differences between the GPS satellite orbits derived based on a 26-station network and the official IGS products decrease from 37.5 to 23.9 mm (34% improvement) in 1D-mean RMS when adding seven LEOs. Both the number of the space-based observations and the LEO orbit geometry affect the GPS satellite orbits derived in the integrated processing. In this study, the latter one is proved to be more critical. By including three LEOs in three different orbital planes, the GPS satellite orbits improve more than from adding seven well-selected additional stations to the network. Experiments with a ten-station and regional network show an improvement of the GPS satellite orbits from about 25 cm to less than five centimeters in 1D-mean RMS after integrating the seven LEOs. Numéro de notice : A2020-630 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01424-1 date de publication en ligne : 10/10/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01424-1 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96049 [article]

Comparison of atmospheric mass density models using a new data source: COSMIC satellite ephemerides / Yang Yang (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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Comparison of precise orbit determination methods of zero-difference kinematic, dynamic and reduced-dynamic of GRACE-A satellite using SHORDE software / Kai Li in Journal of applied geodesy, vol 11 n° 3 (September 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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Ionosphere probing with simultaneous GNSS radio occultations / Viet-Cuong Pham in GPS solutions, vol 21 n° 1 (January 2017)  

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Assessment of vertical TEC mapping functions for space-based GNSS observations / Jiahao Zhong in GPS solutions, vol 20 n° 3 (July 2016)  

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Absolute IGS antenna phase center model igs08.atx: status and potential improvements / Ralf Schmid in Journal of geodesy, vol 90 n° 4 (April 2016)  

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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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Co-location of geodetic observation techniques in space / Benjamin Männel (2016)  

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Using ionospheric corrections from the space-based augmentation systems for low earth orbiting satellites / Jeongrae Kim in GPS solutions, vol 19 n° 3 (July 2015)  

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