• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.245-258
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• 2006

In this paper, an automation algorithm of analyzing and scheduling the station-keeping maneuver is presented for Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS). The perturbation analysis for keeping the position of the geostationary satellite is performed by analytic methods. The east/west and north/south station-keeping maneuvers we simulated for COMS. Weekly east/west and biweekly north/south station-keeping maneuvers are investigated for a period of one year. Various station-keeping orbital parameters are analyzed. As the position of COMS is not yet decided at either $128.2^{\circ}E\;or\;116.0^{\circ}E$, both cases are simulated. For the case of $128.2^{\circ}E$, east/west station-keeping requires ${\Delta}V$ of 3.50m/s and north/south station-keeping requires ${\Delta}V$ of 52.71m/s for the year 2009. For the case of $116.0^{\circ}E,\;{\Delta}V$ of 3.86m/s and ${\Delta}V$ of 52.71m/s are required for east/west and north/south station-keeping, respectively. The results show that the station-keeping maneuver of COMS is more effective at $128.2^{\circ}E$.

• Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.84-87
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• 2008

ATTOL is a software unit testing tool produced by the ATTOL Testware SA in France. It automates the entire software unit testing process: test plan template and test program generation, test program execution, test result analysis and test report generation. ATTOL is suited for the development of embedded software as it allows programmers to operate in native and cross development environments. Particularly, it is used for the development of the flight software which is embedded in the Communication Ocean Meteorological Satellite (COMS). As the flight software is mission-critical, it requires the strict software quality and high testing constraints. The flight software of COMS is verified by ATTOL in native and cross platforms. In 2002, ATTOL was taken over by the IDM Rational Software and has been supplied with the name of Test RealTime (TestRT). The test process of TestRT becomes different from that of ATTOL as TestRT provides the new functionalities that were absent from ATTOL. TestRT provides the new features in the test script language, as well. In this paper, we compare the test process of ATTOL to TestRT With an example of COMS and explain what has been changed in the test script language.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.10-14
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• 2016

육상의 증발산량(evapotranspiration, ET)은 대기 중 수증기의 상변화를 통해 대기와 지표 사이의 물과 에너지 순환에 영향을 미치며, 강수량, 유출량과 함께 수자원에 영향을 미치는 주요 인자이다. 강수량과 유출량은 직접 관측이 가능한 반면, 증발산량은 숨어있는 잠열로서 관측하기 어렵다. 플럭스 타워나 라이지메타(Lysimeter) 등을 이용하여 증발산량을 직접 관측하고 있으나 이들 지상관측은 일부 지점(point)에서 제한적으로 이루어지고 있으며, 관측 지점의 수를 확대하게되면 관측 기기의 유지 보수 등의 많은 시간과 비용이 든다는 한계가 있다. 이러한 지상관측의 한계를 극복하고 넓은 영역의 증발산량 변화를 관측하기 위해 위성을 이용한 증발산량을 추정하는 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 기상청 국가기상위성센터(National Meteorological Satellite Center, NMSC)에서는 우리나라 최초의 정지 기상 위성인 천리안 위성(Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite, COMS) 자료를 지표 에너지 수지식(Surface Energy Budget Equation)에 적용하여 동아시아 지역의 지면과 식생 특성을 반영한 '일(daily) 증발산량 산출 알고리즘'을 개발하였다. 현열을 계산하기 위해 다양한 입력 변수가 사용되어지고 계산 과정이 복잡하기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 '반 경험적인 계수인 B 계수 모델'을 사용하여 현열 산출 기법을 단순화하였다. 본 알고리즘을 이용하여 2011년 4월부터 현재까지 동아시아(위도 $20{\sim}50^{\circ}N$, 경도 $100{\sim}145^{\circ}E$)의 해상도 1km의 일 증발산량을 산출하였고, 위성 증발산량의 검증을 위해 지면 특성이 다른 청미천(농경지), 설마천(혼효림) 지역의 플럭스 타워 증발산량 자료(유량조사사업단 제공)와 비교 분석하였다. 2011년 4월부터 2014년 12월까지 청미천 지역에서의 플럭스 타워 관측과 비교한 결과, 총 665개 자료에 대하여 RMSE는 2.82 mm/day, Bias는 2.56 mm/day의 결과를 보였다. 동일한 기간에 대하여 설마천 지역에서의 플럭스 타워 관측과 비교한 결과, 총 582개 자료에 대하여 RMSE는 1.92 mm/day, Bias는 1.45 mm/day의 결과를 보였다. 기상청 국가기상위성센터의 위성증발산량이 봄과 가을철에 다소 높게 산출되는 경향이 있었으나, 증발산량의 변화경향은 유사하게 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 동아시아 지역 위성 증발산량 변화를 감시하고 있으며 향후, 수문 및 기후 분야에서 가뭄 모니터링 등의 연구에도 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.36-46
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• 2013

The Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI), the first geostationary ocean color observation instrument launched in 2010 on board the Communication, Ocean, and Meteorological Satellite (COMS), has been generating the operational level 1 data. This study describes a methodology for creating the GOCI true color image and data processing software, namely the GOCI RGB maker. The algorithm uses a generic atmospheric correction and reprojection technique to produce the color composite image. Especially, the program is designed for educational purpose in a way that the region of interest and image size can be determined by the user. By distributing software to public, it would maximize the understanding and utilizing the GOCI data. Moreover, images produced from the geostationary observations are expected to be an excellent tool for monitoring environmental changes.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.179-185
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• 2013

Photometric observation is one of the most effective techniques for determining the physical characteristics of unknown space objects and space debris. In this research, we examine the change in brightness of the Communication, Ocean, Meteorological Satellite-1 (COMS-1) Geostationary Orbit Satellite (GEO), and compare it to our estimate model. First, we calculate the maximum brightness time using our calculation method and then derive the light curve shape using our rendering model. The maximum brightness is then calculated using the induced equation from Pogson's formula. For a comparison with our estimation, we carried out photometric observation using an optical telescope. The variation in brightness and the shape of the light curve are similar to the calculations achieved using our model, but the maximum brightness shows a slightly different value from our calculation result depending on the input parameters. This paper examines the photometric phenomenon of the variation in brightness of a GEO satellite, and the implementation of our approach to understanding the characteristics of space objects.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.263-275
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• 2010

KOSC(Korea Ocean Satellite Center), the primary operational organization for GOCI(Geostationary Ocean Color Imager), was established in KORDI(Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute). For a stable distribution service of GOCI data, various systems were installed at KOSC as follows: GOCI Data Acquisition System, Image Pre-processing System, GOCI Data Processing System, GOCI Data Distribution System, Data Management System, Total Management & Control System and External Data Exchange System. KOSC distributes the GOCI data 8 times to user at 1-hour intervals during the daytime in near-real time according to the distribution policy. Finally, we introduce the KOSC website for users to search, request and download GOCI data.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.303-314
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• 2014

Mt. SAKRAJIMA in southern Kagosima, japan is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. On 18 August 2013, the SAKRAJIMA volcano recently went into the largest scaled eruption with a huge plume of volcanic ash. Therefore, the concern arises if this considerable amount of ashes might flow into the Korea peninsula as well as Japan. In this paper, we performed numeric experiment to analyze how volcanic product resulted from the SAKRAJIMA volcano has impacted on Korea. In order to predict the spread pathway of ash, HYSPLIT model and UM data has been used and 17th September 2013 has been selected as observation date since it is expected that the volcanic ash would flow into the South Korea. In addition, we have detected ash dispersion by using optical Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite- Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (COMS-GOCI) images. As the results, we come to a very satisfactory conclusion that the spread pathway of volcanoes based on HYSPLIT model are matched 63.52 % with ash dispersion area detected from GOCI satellites image.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.411-417
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• 2015

Several optical monitoring strategies by a ground-based telescope to protect a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite from collisions with close approaching objects were investigated. Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) objects, Inclined GeoSynchronous Orbit (IGSO) objects, and drifted GEO objects forced by natural perturbations are hazardous to operational GEO satellites regarding issues related to close approaches. The status of these objects was analyzed on the basis of their orbital characteristics in Two-Line Element (TLE) data from the Joint Space Operation Center (JSpOC). We confirmed the conjunction probability with all catalogued objects for the domestic operational GEO satellite, Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS) using the Conjunction Analysis Tools by Analytical Graphics, Inc (AGI). The longitudinal drift rates of GeoSynchronous Orbit (GSO) objects were calculated, with an analytic method and they were confirmed using the Systems Tool Kit by AGI. The required monitoring area was determined from the expected drift duration and inclination of the simulated target. The optical monitoring strategy for the target area was analyzed through the orbit determination accuracy. For this purpose, the close approach of Russian satellite Raduga 1-7 to Korean COMS in 2011 was selected.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.95-100
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• 2006

The COMS(Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite) EPS(Electrical Power Subsystem) is derived from an enhanced Eurostar 3000 version. Eurostar 3000 EpS is fully autonomous operation in nominal conditions or in the event of a failure and provides a high level of reconfigure capability. This paper introduces the COMS EPS preliminary design result. COMS EPS consists of a battery, a solar arrat wing, a PSR(Power Supply Regulator), a PRU(Pyrotechnic Unit), a SDAM(Solar Array Drive Mechanism) and relay and fuse brackets. COMS EPS can offer a bus power capability of 3 kW. The solar array is made of a deployable wing with two panels. One type fo solar cells is selected ad GaAs/Ge triple junction cells. Li-ion battery is base lined with ten series cell module of five cells in parallel. PSR associated to battery and solar array wing generates a power bus fully regulated at 50 V. Power bus os centralized protection and distribution by relay and fuse brackets. PRU provides power for firing actuarors devices. The solar array wing is rotated by the SADM under control of the attitude orbit control subsystem. The control and monitoring of the EPS, especially of the battery, is performed by the PSR in combination with the on-board software.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.34 no.2_1
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• pp.295-300
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• 2018

Net radiation is the total amount of radiation energy used as a heat flux for the Earth's energy cycle, and net radiation from the surface is an important factor in areas such as hydrology, climate, meteorological studies and agriculture. It is very important to monitoring the net radiation through remote sensing to be able to understand the trend of heat island and urbanization phenomenon. However, net radiation estimation using only remote sensing data is generally causes difference in accuracy depending on cloud. Therefore, in this paper, we retrieved and monitored high resolution surface net radiation at 1 hour interval in Eunpyeong New Town where urbanization using Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS), Landsat-8 satellite and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model data reflecting the difference in building height. We compared the observed and estimated net radiation at the flux tower. As a result, estimated net radiation was similar trend to the observed net radiation as a whole and it had the accuracy of RMSE $54.29Wm^{-2}$ and Bias $27.42Wm^{-2}$. In addition, the calculated net radiation showed well the meteorological conditions such as precipitation, and showed the characteristics of net radiation for the vegetation and artificial area in the spatial distribution.