• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2004년도 한국우주과학회보 제13권2호
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• pp.376-379
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• 2004

Operational orbit determination (OOD) depends on the capability of generating accurate prediction of spacecraft ephemeris in a short period. The predicted ephemeris is used in the operations such as instrument pointing and orbit maneuvers. In this study the orbit prediction problem consists of the estimating diverse arc length orbit using GPS navigation data, the predicted orbit for the next 48 hours, and the fitted 30-hour arc length orbits of double differenced GPS measurements for the predicted 48-hour period. For 24-hour orbit arc length, the predicted orbit difference from truth orbit was 205 meters due to the along-track error. The main error sources for the orbit prediction of the Low Earth Orbiter (LEO) satellite are solar pressure and atmosphere density.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2004년도 한국우주과학회보 제13권2호
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• pp.304-307
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• 2004

Satellite orbit determination using angles only data from single ground station is carried out. The KOMPSAT-1 satellite mono-pulse angle tracking data from 9-meter S-band antenna at KARI site in Daejeon are used for the orbit determination. Various angle tracking arcs from one-day to five-day are processed and the orbit determination results are analyzed. Antenna pointing data are predicted based on the orbit determination results to check the possibility of re-acquisition and tracking of the satellite signal. Normal satellite mission operations including orbit determination, antenna prediction, satellite re-acquisition and automatic tracking from predicted antenna angle pointing data are concluded to be possible when three-day angle tracking data from single tracking station are used for the orbit determination.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.240-252
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• 2016

In this paper, an on-board orbit propagator and compressing trajectory method based on B-spline for a lunar explorer are proposed. An explorer should recognize its own orbit for a successful mission operation. Generally, orbit determination is periodically performed at the ground station, and the computed orbit information is subsequently uploaded to the explorer, which would generate a heavy workload for the ground station and the explorer. A high-performance computer at the ground station is employed to determine the orbit required for the explorer in the parking orbit of Earth. The method not only reduces the workload of the ground station and the explorer, but also increases the orbital prediction accuracy. Then, the data was compressed into coefficients within a given tolerance using B-spline. The compressed data is then transmitted to the explorer efficiently. The data compression is maximized using the proposed methods. The methods are compared with a fifth order polynomial regression method. The results show that the proposed method has the potential for expansion to various deep space probes.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.2325-2330
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• 2003

GPS based orbit determination system for the KOMPSAT-2 has been developed. Two types of orbit determination software such as operational orbit determination and precise orbit determination are designed and implemented. GPS navigation solutions from on-board the satellite are used for the operational orbit determination and raw measurements data such as C/A code pseudo-range and L1 carrier phase for the precise orbit determination. Operational concept, architectural design, software implementation, and performance test are described.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2009

본 논문은 정지궤도위성에 탑재 가능한 저 계산량의 궤도데이터 생성 알고리즘을 제안하고 있다. 제안하는 알고리즘의 기본적인 개념은 지상에서 생성된 기준궤도에 대한 변위 정보를 48시간에 대하여 30분 간격으로 생성한 다음, 위성에 업로드 한다. 위성에서는 업로드된 변위정보를 테이블 형태로 저장하고, 원하는 시간에 근접한 세 개의 데이터 셋을 취한 다음 이차함수 보간법 적용하여 원하는 시간에 대한 변위정보를 계산한다. 생성된 변위 정보는 다시 기준궤도에 더해져 최종적인 궤도성분을 복구하도록 한다. 여기서 기준궤도는 이심율과 궤도 경사각이 0인 이상적인 정지궤도를 의미한다. 본 알고리즘을 이용할 경우 1Hz이상의 속도로 궤도정보를 생성하여 요구하는 탑재체에 공급 할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 본 알고리즘은 48시간에 대한 궤도 변위 정보를 저장하기 위하여 3킬로바이트 이내의 추가적인 메모리를 요구한다. 이러한 수치는 정지궤도위성에서 충분히 지원 가능한 수치로 판단된다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.487-496
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• 2011

Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5 (KOMPSAT-5) is the first satellite in Korea that provides 1 m resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. Precise orbit determination (POD) using a dual-frequency IGOR receiver data is performed to conduct high-resolution SAR images. We suggest orbit determination strategies based on a differential GPS technique. Double-differenced phase observations are sampled every 30 seconds. A dynamic model approach using an estimation of general empirical acceleration every 6 minutes through a batch least-squares estimator is applied. The orbit accuracy is validated using real data from GRACE and KOMPSAT-2 as well as simulated KOMPSAT-5 data. The POD results using GRACE satellite are adjusted through satellite laser ranging data and compared with publicly available reference orbit data. Operational orbit determination satisfies 5 m root sum square (RSS) in one sigma, and POD meets the orbit accuracy requirements of less than 20 cm and 0.003 cm/s RSS in position and velocity, respectively.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2015

The satellite orbit is continuously changing due to space environment. Especially for low earth orbit, atmospheric drag plays an important role in the orbit altitude decay. Recently, solar activities are expected to be high, and relevant events are occurring frequently. In this paper, analysis on the impact of geomagnetic storm on LEO satellite orbit is presented. For this, real flight data of KOMPSAT-2, KOMPSAT-3, and KOMPSAT-5 are analyzed by using the daily decay rate of mean altitude is calculated from the orbit determination. In addition, the relationship between the solar flux and geomagnetic index, which are the metrics for solar activities, is statistically analyzed with respect to the altitude decay. The accuracy of orbit prediction with both the fixed drag coefficient and estimated one is examined with the precise orbit data as a reference. The main results shows that the improved accuracy can be achieved in case of using estimated drag coefficient.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.229-235
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• 2015

We estimated the orbit of the Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS), a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite, through data from actual optical observations using telescopes at the Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory (SOAO) of the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), Optical Wide field Patrol (OWL) at KASI, and the Chungbuk National University Observatory (CNUO) from August 1, 2014, to January 13, 2015. The astrometric data of the satellite were extracted from the World Coordinate System (WCS) in the obtained images, and geometrically distorted errors were corrected. To handle the optically observed data, corrections were made for the observation time, light-travel time delay, shutter speed delay, and aberration. For final product, the sequential filter within the Orbit Determination Tool Kit (ODTK) was used for orbit estimation based on the results of optical observation. In addition, a comparative analysis was conducted between the precise orbit from the ephemeris of the COMS maintained by the satellite operator and the results of orbit estimation using optical observation. The orbits estimated in simulation agree with those estimated with actual optical observation data. The error in the results using optical observation data decreased with increasing number of observatories. Our results are useful for optimizing observation data for orbit estimation.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.199-206
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• 2024

The GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) satellite, which was launched in December 2018, carries weather observation payloads and uses the image navigation and registration system to calibrate the observation images. The calibration system requires accurate orbit prediction data and depends on the accuracy of the orbit determination accuracy. In order to find a possible way to improve the current orbit determination accuracy of the GK2A flight dynamic subsystem module, orbit determination software was developed to independently evaluate the orbit determination accuracy. A comprehensive satellite dynamic model is applied for a batch-type least squares filter. When determining the orbit, thrust firing during station-keeping maneuvers and wheel-off loading maneuvers is taken into account. One month of GK2A ranging data were processed to estimate the satellite position on a daily basis. The orbit determination error was evaluated by comparing estimates during overlapping estimation intervals.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제42권8호
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• pp.661-673
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 한국항공우주연구원에서 개발한 우주파편 충돌위험 종합관리 시스템(KARISMA, KARI Collision Risk Management System)의 궤도결정 기능을 이용하여, 정지궤도위성의 광학 관측데이터에 기반한 정밀궤도결정을 수행하였다. 광학 관측데이터로는 정지궤도 위성 ARTEMIS에 대한 유럽우주기구(ESA, European Space Agency)의 실제 광학 관측데이터를 사용하였다. 동일한 관측데이터에 대해 유럽우주기구의 정밀궤도결정 시스템을 통해 얻은 궤도결정 결과와 비교했을 때 약 420 m 정도의 평균 위치오차가 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 4일간의 광학 관측데이터를 바탕으로 얻은 궤도결정 결과를 이용하여 궤도예측을 수행하였으며, 유럽우주기구의 궤도결정 결과와 비교했을 때 3일 동안 대략 500~600 m 수준의 위치오차를 보였다. 이러한 결과들에 기반하여 KARISMA의 궤도결정 성능이 우주파편 충돌위험 분석을 위해 사용가능한 수준임을 확인할 수 있었다.