• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.169-180
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• 2019

In this study, a batch least square estimator that utilizes optical observation data is developed and utilized to determine geostationary orbits (GEO). Through numerical simulations, the effects of error sources, such as clock errors, measurement noise, and the a priori state error, are analyzed. The actual optical tracking data of a GEO satellite, the Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite (COMS), provided by the optical wide-field patrol network (OWL-Net) is used with the developed batch filter for orbit determination. The accuracy of the determined orbit is evaluated by comparison with two-line elements (TLE) and confirmed as proper for the continuous monitoring of GEO objects. Also, the measurement residuals are converged to several arcseconds, corresponding to the OWL-Net performance. Based on these analyses, it is verified that the independent operation of electro-optic space surveillance systems is possible, and the ephemerides of space objects can be obtained.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2004년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1966-1971
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• 2004

As the remote sensing satellite technology grows, the acquisition of accurate attitude and position information of the satellite has become more and more important. Due to the data processing limitation of the on-board orbit propagator and attitude determination algorithm, it is required to develop much more accurate orbit and attitude determination, which are so called POD (precision orbit determination) and PAD (precision attitude determination) techniques. The sensor and attitude dynamics simulation takes a great part in developing a PAD algorithm for two reasons: 1. when a PAD algorithm is developed before the launch, realistic sensor data are not available, and 2. reference attitude data are necessary for the performance verification of a PAD algorithm. A realistic attitude dynamics and sensor (IRU and star tracker) outputs simulation considering their physical characteristics are presented in this paper, which is planned to be used for a PAD algorithm development, test and performance verification.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.99-113
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• 1991

수치적인 방법을 이용하여 인공위성의 궤도를 예보할 수 있는 소프트웨어 시스템 (IODS: ISSA Orbit Determination System)을 개발하였다. IODS의 궤도예보 정확도틀 평가하기 위히여 기상위성 NOAA-ll호와 정지위생 INTELSAT-V의 궤도를 예보하였고, 그 결과를 중앙기상대와 금산 위생통신지구국의 위성추적 자료와 비교하였다. 그리고 인공위성애 미치는 여러가지 섭동력을 정량적으로 분석하였다 한편, 동경 100도에 상공에 위치한 정지위성(KORSAT-l)의 궤도을 가정하여 궤도가 시간에 따라 변하는 양상을 IODS툴 이용하여 분석하였으며, KORSAT-l이 지구의 그림자에 들어가는 식현상을 예측하고 분석하였다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.529-546
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• 2009

인공위성 광학 감시 시스템 적용에 가장 효과적인 고전적 예비궤도 결정법은 Gauss와 Laplace 방법이 있다. 이 두 방법은 세 쌍의 광학 관측 자료를 이용하여 위성의 궤도를 결정하는 방법으로 관측 시간간격에 따라 정밀도가 변화하는 특성이 있다. 이번 연구에서는 이러한 특성에 관련된 국내의 기존 연구 결과들에서 일부 상이한 점을 발견하여, 세 점의 시간간격에 대한 정밀도 변화 특성을 재검토해 보았다. 이러한 특성 연구는 다양한 위성 궤도 형태를 고려해야 하기 때문에 궤도 정보가 알려진 위성 전체를 대상으로 하였다. SGP4/SDP4 궤도전파 모델을 이용한 모의 관측 자료를 사용하여 방법론적인 정밀도 특성 을 확인하였고, 특정 위성의 실제 관측 자료를 사용 하여 인공위성 광학 감시 시스템에 적용할 시에 발생되는 특성을 확인하였다. 결과적으로, 세 점의 시간간격에 대한 최기궤도 결정의 정밀도 변화 특성은 관측된 위성의 위치로 인해 달라질 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.40-47
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• 2013

정지궤도복합위성은 천리안위성에 비하여 고품질의 영상품질을 요구하며 이를 위해서 기본적으로 위치유지 작업이 없는 시간대에 대하여 정지궤도 위성으로서는 비교적 고정밀도인 2km이하의 궤도결정성능을 요구하고 있다. 정지궤도복합위성은 항공우주연구원과 해외에 위치한 레인징 장비를 통하여 획득된 레인징 정보를 이용하여 궤도결정을 수행할 예정이다. 본 논문에서는 SOC와 가용한 해외 후보 추적소를 궤도결정에 적용할 경우 정지궤도복합위성에 대해 획득할 수 있는 궤도결정 정밀도를 공분산 분석 기법을 통하여 해석하여 2km 요구사항 만족여부를 확인하였다. 이와 더불어 해석의 타당성을 검토하기 위해 통계적 기법인 Monte-Carlo 시뮬레이션 기법을 추가적으로 궤도결정에 적용하여 공분산해석 결과와 비교하였다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2016

This paper presents an algorithm for Real-Time Orbit Determination (RTOD) of navigation satellites for the Korean Regional Navigation Satellite System (KRNSS), when the navigation satellites generate ephemeris by themselves in abnormal situations. The KRNSS is an independent Regional Navigation Satellite System (RNSS) that is currently within the basic/preliminary research phase, which is intended to provide a satellite navigation service for South Korea and neighboring countries. Its candidate constellation comprises three geostationary and four elliptical inclined geosynchronous orbit satellites. Relative distance ranging between the KRNSS satellites based on Inter-Satellite Ranging (ISR) is adopted as the observation model. The extended Kalman filter is used for real-time estimation, which includes fine-tuning the covariance, measurement noise, and process noise matrices. Simulation results show that ISR precision of 0.3-0.7 m, ranging capability of 65,000 km, and observation intervals of less than 20 min are required to accomplish RTOD accuracy to within 1 m. Furthermore, close correlation is confirmed between the dilution of precision and RTOD accuracy.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2016

Orbit determination problems have been interest of many researchers for long time. Due to the high nonlinearity of the equation of motion and the measurement model, it is necessary to linearize the both equations. To avoid linearization, the filter based on Fokker-Planck equation is designed. with the extended Kalman filter update mechanism, in which the associated Fokker-Planck equation was solved efficiently and accurately via discrete quadrature and the measurement update was done through the extended Kalman filter update mechanism. This filter based on the DQMOM and the EKF update is applied to the orbit determination problem with appropriate modification to mitigate the filter smugness. Unlike the extended Kalman filter, the hybrid filter based on the DQMOM and the EKF update does not require the burdensome evaluation of the Jacobian matrix and Gaussian assumption for the system, and can still provide more accurate estimations of the state than those of the extended Kalman filter especially when measurements are sparse. Simulation results indicate that the advantages of the hybrid filter based on the DQMOM and the EKF update make it a promising alternative to the extended Kalman filter for orbit estimation problems.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2006년도 International Symposium on GPS/GNSS Vol.1
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• pp.191-196
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• 2006

In GPS Positioning, the error of satellite orbit will affect user's position accuracy directly, it is important to determine the satellite orbit precise. The real-time orbit is needed in kinematic GPS positioning, the precise GPS orbit from IGS would be delayed long time, so orbit prediction is key to real-time kinematic positioning. We analyze the GPS predicted ephemeris, on the base of comparison of EKF and UKF, a new orbit prediction method is put forward based on UKF in this paper, the result shows that UKF improves the orbit predicted precision and stability. It offers a new method for others satellites orbit determination as Galileo, and so on.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2017

This study presents the application of satellite laser ranging (SLR) to orbit determination (OD) of high-Earth-orbit (HEO) satellites. Two HEO satellites are considered: the Quasi-Zenith Satellite-1 (QZS-1), a Japanese elliptical-inclinedgeosynchronous-orbit (EIGSO) satellite, and the Compass-G1, a Chinese geostationary-orbit (GEO) satellite. One week of normal point (NP) data were collected for each satellite to perform the OD based on the batch least-square process. Five SLR tracking stations successfully obtained 374 NPs for QZS-1 in eight days, whereas only two ground tracking stations could track Compass-G1, yielding 68 NPs in ten days. Two types of station bias estimation and a station data weighting strategy were utilized for the OD of QZS-1. The post-fit root-mean-square (RMS) residuals of the two week-long arcs were 11.98 cm and 10.77 cm when estimating the biases once in an arc (MBIAS). These residuals were decreased significantly to 2.40 cm and 3.60 cm by estimating the biases every pass (PBIAS). Then, the resultant OD precision was evaluated by the orbit overlap method, yielding three-dimensional errors of 55.013 m with MBIAS and 1.962 m with PBIAS for the overlap period of six days. For the OD of Compass-G1, no station weighting strategy was applied, and only MBIAS was utilized due to the lack of NPs. The post-fit RMS residuals of OD were 8.81 cm and 12.00 cm with 49 NPs and 47 NPs, respectively, and the corresponding threedimensional orbit overlap error for four days was 160.564 m. These results indicate that the amount of SLR tracking data is critical for obtaining precise OD of HEO satellites using SLR because additional parameters, such as station bias, are available for estimation with sufficient tracking data. Furthermore, the stand-alone SLR-based orbit solution is consistently attainable for HEO satellites if a target satellite is continuously trackable for a specific period.

• 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.