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Precise Orbital and Geodetic Parameter Estimation using SLR Observations for ILRS AAC

  • Kim, Young-Rok (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Park, Eunseo (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Oh, Hyungjik Jay (Astrodynamics and Control Lab., Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
  • Park, Sang-Young (Astrodynamics and Control Lab., Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lim, Hyung-Chul (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) ;
  • Park, Chandeok (Astrodynamics and Control Lab., Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
  • Received : 2013.08.07
  • Accepted : 2013.11.15
  • Published : 2013.12.15

Abstract

In this study, we present results of precise orbital geodetic parameter estimation using satellite laser ranging (SLR) observations for the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS) associate analysis center (AAC). Using normal point observations of LAGEOS-1, LAGEOS-2, ETALON-1, and ETALON-2 in SLR consolidated laser ranging data format, the NASA/GSFC GEODYN II and SOLVE software programs were utilized for precise orbit determination (POD) and finding solutions of a terrestrial reference frame (TRF) and Earth orientation parameters (EOPs). For POD, a weekly-based orbit determination strategy was employed to process SLR observations taken from 20 weeks in 2013. For solutions of TRF and EOPs, loosely constrained scheme was used to integrate POD results of four geodetic SLR satellites. The coordinates of 11 ILRS core sites were determined and daily polar motion and polar motion rates were estimated. The root mean square (RMS) value of post-fit residuals was used for orbit quality assessment, and both the stability of TRF and the precision of EOPs by external comparison were analyzed for verification of our solutions. Results of post-fit residuals show that the RMS of the orbits of LAGEOS-1 and LAGEOS-2 are 1.20 and 1.12 cm, and those of ETALON-1 and ETALON-2 are 1.02 and 1.11 cm, respectively. The stability analysis of TRF shows that the mean value of 3D stability of the coordinates of 11 ILRS core sites is 7.0 mm. An external comparison, with respect to International Earth rotation and Reference systems Service (IERS) 08 C04 results, shows that standard deviations of polar motion $X_P$ and $Y_P$ are 0.754 milliarcseconds (mas) and 0.576 mas, respectively. Our results of precise orbital and geodetic parameter estimation are reasonable and help advance research at ILRS AAC.

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