• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.65-73
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• 2011

After launch, in order to inject the geostationary satellite into its operational orbit, the perigee altitude are forced to be raised to geostationary altitude by firing onboard LAE(Liquid Apogee Engine) at apogee of the transfer orbit. In this process, the LAE burn is divided into three or four separated burns in order to control the orbit very precisely by giving feedback the determined orbit informations and to inject the satellite in predefined longitude. This paper proposes an algorithm to determine LAE firing time slots and ${\Delta}V$ vectors under assumption of impulsive LAE burning, and additionally, a method to compensate errors induced by continuous burning. And computer simulations have been performed to validate proposed algorithms.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.42 no.10
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• pp.823-832
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• 2014

Displaced non-Keplerian orbit, center of mass is displaced from orbit plane, enables special spacecraft missions. It requires continuous thrust to maintain the orbit, and solar sail is useful for this purpose. Equations for feasible region and stability analysis are derived for non-Keplerian orbit for general continuous thrust. Differences for solar sail spacecraft are discussed. Non-keplerian orbits are classified into four types. Location-specific required accelerations for orbit maintenance are calculated. Orbit stabilities of each orbit type are analyzed and verified by numerical simulations. In order to control non-Keplerian orbit in unstable region, a control algorithm using the real-time LQR control is developed and evaluated by numerical simulations.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.40-47
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• 2013

GEO-KOMPSAT2 shall be designed to produce higher quality of image than that of COMS, and this requires the ground system to provide orbit data with high accuracy; better than 2km which is sort of high accuracy when it comes to geostationary satellite. For GEO-KOMPSAT2, KARI is planning to use ranging data for orbit determination, obtained from two ranging stations located in KARI and oversea country with long longitudinal baseline. This paper estimated achievable orbit determination accuracy using covariance analysis under assumption of using two ranging stations; SOC and available secondary tracking stations located in oversea countries. In addition to covariance analysis, in order to validate the analysis, the Monte-Carlo simulation has been performed and compared to the covariance analysis.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.43-43
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 정지궤도 위성을 이용한 표준시각 동기 서비스에 실시간 궤도결정 기술을 적용하는 방안을 고려하였다. 정지궤도 위성을 이용하여 표준시각 동기신호를 전파하는 연구는 여러 나라에서 진행되고 있는데 3지역에서의 측정(Trilateration)과 미분 보정(Differential Correction) 방식이 일반적인 방법으로 채택되고 있다. 본 논고에서는 한국 항공우주연구원에서 진행 중인 표준시각 동기 서비스 연구와 이를 위해 제작중인 실시간 궤도결정 기술을 적용한 실험 소프트웨어에 대해 소개하고자 한다. 실시간 궤도결정 방법을 적용하게 되면 동기신호 전파에 있어서 가장 큰 오차의 원인이 되는 위성궤도 예측 오차를 크게 줄일 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구에서는 기존에 궤도 결정을 위해 사용하는 톤 레인징에 의한 위상차 신호와 안테나 각도 대신에 동기신호 자체만을 사용하고 있으며 1개의 수신 데이터만으로 궤도 결정을 수행하는 방안을 강구하였다. 본 논고에서는 실시간 궤도 결정에 의한 시뮬레이션 결과와 한국항공우주연구원에서 준비 중인 실험에 대해서 간략히 소개한다. 그리고 본 연구에서 개발된 기술은 2004년 4월에 무궁화위성 2호를 이용하여 실험을 수행할 예정이다.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.95-102
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• 2005

This paper introduces the LAE(Liquid Apogee Engine) and station acquisition fuel budget estimation method for the COMS(Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite) of Korea which is planned to be launched in 2008. And the estimation results are also presented. A statistical approach, more specifically, the Monte-Carlo method was employed to have the estimation include the effect of the launch vehicle GTO injection accuracies. A case study was conducted for several potential launch vehicles to compare the fuel requirements.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.88-93
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• 2005

A conceptual study about the angle information based orbit determination technique for a geostationary satellite was performed. With an assumption that the simultaneous observing of the earth and nearby stars is possible, we confirmed that the view angles between the earth and stars can be use as inputs for orbit determination process. By the MATLAB simulation with least square method, the convergence is confirmed. This conceptual study was performed with the COMS for instance. This technique will be able to use as a back-up of ground station's orbit determination or a part of autonomous satellite operation.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.210-221
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• 2022

In order to promptly respond to disasters, the era of new spaces has opened where satellite images with various characteristics can be used. As the number of satellites in operation at home and abroad increases and the characteristics of satellite sensors vary, it is necessary to find satellite images optimized for disaster types. Disaster types were divided into typhoons, heavy rains, droughts, forest fires, etc., and the optimal satellite images were selected for each type of disaster considering satellite orbits, active/passive sensors, spatial resolution, wavelength bands, and revisit cycles. Each satellite orbit TLE (Two Line Element) information was applied to the SGP4 (Simplified General Perturbations version 4) model to develop a satellite orbit simulation algorithm. The developed algorithm simulated the satellite orbit at 10-second intervals and selected an accurate observation area by considering the angle of incidence of each sensor. The satellite orbit simulation algorithm was applied to the case of Typhoon Mitag in 2019 and compared with the actual satellite list. Through the analyzed results, the time and area of the captured image and the image to be recorded were analyzed within a few seconds to select the optimal satellite image according to the type of disaster. In the future, it is intended to serve as a basis for building a system that can promptly request and secure satellite images in the event of a disaster.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.30 no.8
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• pp.87-93
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• 2002

In general, station relocation for a geostationary orbit satellite is formulated as a request for moving the spacecraft from its present longitude to the target longitude within a given time interval. The station relocation maneuver is composed of drift orbit insertion maneuver and target orbit insertion maneuver. During station relocation, the satellite orbit is continually influenced by the non-spherical geo-potential. When we plan a maneuver, if we do not consider the influence, the satellite may not be relocate to desired longitude successfully. To solve this problem, we applied the linearised orbit transfer equation to acquire maneuver time and delta-V. Nonlinear simulation for the station relocation of multiple satellites is performed in order to verify the distance between two satellites.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.64-64
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• 2004

국가지정연구실 사업인 “인공위성 및 지구접근천체 감시연구(NEOPAT)”에서는 한국천문 연구원에서 개발한 인공위성 궤도 예보 프로그램인 KODAS(KAO Orbit Determination & Data Analysis System)를 이용하여 한반도 상공을 통과하는 인공위성에 대한 우주 감시네트워크에 대한 시뮬레이션 연구를 실시하였다. 인공위성의 궤도 정보는 미국 NORAD에서 발표하는 TLE(Two Line Elements)의 1007개 위성 자료를 이용하였다. (중략)

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.265-272
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• 1999

A thrusters modulation method is suggested for spacecraft attitude control with asymmetric configured thrusters during orbit adjustment maneuvers. Attitude is controlled by thrusters off-modulation during orbit maneuvers. Usual control method for symmetric configured thrusters cam not be applied for asymmetric configured thrusters. Disturbance induced from thrusters asymmetricity shall be compensated during pulsing. In this paper, a thrusters control method using null solution is suggested, which is shown working well without inducing disturbance.