• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.36-47
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• 2024

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications has become a crucial technology for next-generation communication networks owing to its hyperconnectivity capabilities. We examine the progress and application areas of LEO satellite communication services. The LEO satellite communication industry has transitioned from being predominantly driven by governments and institutions to being led by the private sector, following the trajectory of the NewSpace movement. Leading corporations such as SpaceX Starlink and Eutelsat OneWeb are deploying LEO satellite networks to offer internet services, while Telesat is preparing to establish its satellite communication network. LEO satellite communications is expected to have a major impact on various sectors of society, particularly for upcoming sixth-generation services. Therefore, the South Korean government must promptly formulate policy support strategies aimed at invigorating the LEO satellite communication industry. This can be achieved through initiatives such as bolstering research and development and extending corporate assistance.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2023

Surveillance and reconnaissance intelligence in the space domain will become increasingly important in future battlefield environments. Moreover, to assimilate the military provocations and trends of hostile countries, imagery intelligence of the highest possible resolution is required. There are many methods for improving the resolution of optical satellites when observing the ground, such as designing satellite optical systems with a larger diameter and lowering the operating altitude. In this paper, we propose a method for improving ground observation resolution by using an optical system for a previously designed low orbit satellite and lowering the operating altitude of the satellite. When the altitude of a satellite is reduced in a circular orbit, a large amount of thrust fuel is required to maintain altitude because the satellite's altitude can decrease rapidly due to atmospheric drag. However, by using the critical inclination, which can fix the position of the perigee in an elliptical orbit to the observation area, the operating altitude of the satellite can be reduced using less fuel compared to a circular orbit. This method makes it possible to obtain a similar observational resolution of a medium-sized satellite with the same weight and volume as a small satellite. In addition, this method has the advantage of reducing development and launch costs to that of a small-sized satellite. As a result, we designed an elliptical orbit. The perigee of the orbit is 300 km, the apogee is 8,366.52 km, and the critical inclination is 116.56°. This orbit remains at its lowest altitude to the Korean peninsula constantly with much less orbit maintenance fuel compared to the 300 km circular orbit.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제42권7호
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• pp.616-621
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• 2014

저궤도에서 운용되는 위성은 대기 저항에 의한 연료소모가 크며, 연료소모는 임무수명 및 발사무게에 영향을 미치게 되어 위성 형상에 따른 항력의 예측이 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 직접모사법을 이용하여 파라볼릭 안테나를 탑재한 저궤도 위성의 임무고도의 변화와 받음각에 따른 항력 및 항력 계수의 변화를 살펴보았다. 저궤도의 희박 기체의 거동을 모사하는 직접모사법의 적용성을 검증하기 위해 스타샤인(Starshine) 위성의 비행데이터를 이용하여 고도, 대기와 표면의 상호작용에 따른 항력 계수를 비교하였다. 결론적으로 계산결과로부터 저궤도 위성의 정밀한 궤도수명 계산에 적합한 항력 계수를 도출하였다.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.900-909
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• 2012

저궤도 위성에 탑재하는 위성항법 수신기는 관측된 신호를 필터링하고 신호중단 시 궤도예측을 수행하는 항법필터를 장착하는데, 사용하는 위성동역학 모델이 필터성능을 주로 결정하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 항법필터에 필요한 정밀위성동역학 알고리듬을 연구하고 이를 계산하는 프로그램을 개발하였다. 정밀 중력가속도, 정밀좌표변환, 3체 중력, 대기저항, 태양복사압 모델을 결합하였으며, 해외 정밀궤도결정 프로그램을 이용하여 정확도를 검증하였다. 시뮬레이션과 실제 궤도 데이터를 사용하여 초기위치 정확도에 따른 궤도예측정확도를 분석 하였다. 개발된 모델은 위성탑재용 실시간 항법필터에 적용되는 동역학모델로는 충분한 정확도를 가지는 것을 확인하였다.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.142-149
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• 2014

저궤도위성은 발사 이후 초기 운영[1] 및 검보정 단계를 거쳐 정상 운영 단계로 진입한다. 정상 운영 단계에서는 이상 현상에 대한 대응조치[2], 궤도조정 작업 이외의 대부분 기간 동안 지상국으로부터 임무 명령을 수신하고 영상 촬영 및 전송 임무를 수행하게 된다. 저궤도위성과 지상국 시스템이 모두 관여된 임무수행능력은 저궤도위성 프로그램 성공 판단의 핵심 지표이고, 저궤도위성 프로그램 추진 목적과 일치하는 항목이기 때문에 지상 시험 단계에서 철저한 검증을 통해 신뢰성을 확보해야 한다. 지상 시험단계에서 지상국과 위성의 역할을 검증함으로써 임무수행능력에 대한 신뢰성을 확보하기 위해서는 저궤도위성의 실제 운용 상황과 유사한 시나리오를 작성하고 이를 바탕으로 명령을 생성하여 위성에 전달하며, 영상과 건강상태 텔레메트리(Telemetry) 데이터를 수신하는 등의 임무수행 전체 주기에 대한 검증이 필요하다. 이 논문은 저궤도위성과 지상국간 접속 환경을 활용해 수행된 임무수행능력 지상 검증 시험 설계 및 수행 결과에 대해 다룬다. 시험 설계시 고려되어야 할 항목과 이를 바탕으로 설계된 시험에 대해 상세히 서술하고 결과에 대해 정리하였다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2018

Pc1 pulsations are geomagnetic fluctuations in the frequency range of 0.2 to 5 Hz. There have been several observations of Pc1 pulsations in low earth orbit by MAGSAT, DE-2, Viking, Freja, CHAMP, and SWARM satellites. However, there has been a clear limitation in resolving the spatial and temporal variations of the pulsation by using a single-point observation by a single satellite. To overcome such limitations of previous observations, a new space mission was recently initiated, using the concept of multi-satellites, named the Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiments (SNIPE). The SNIPE mission consists of four nanosatellites (~10 kg), which will be launched into a polar orbit at an altitude of 600 km (TBD) in 2020. Four satellites will be deployed in orbit, and the distances between each satellite will be controlled from 10 to 1,000 km by a high-end formation-flying algorithm. One of the possible science targets of the SNIPE mission is observing electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves. In this paper, we report on examples of observations, showing the limitations of previous EMIC observations in low earth orbit, and suggest possibilities to overcome those limitations through a new mission.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1638-1658
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• 2024

As a crucial development direction for the sixth generation of mobile communication networks (6G), Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks exhibit characteristics such as low latency, seamless coverage, and high bandwidth. However, the frequent changes in the topology of LEO satellite networks complicate communication between satellites, and satellite power resources are limited. To fully utilize resources on satellites, it is essential to determine the association between satellites before power allocation. To effectively address the satellite association problem in LEO satellite networks, this paper proposes a satellite association-based resource allocation algorithm. The algorithm comprehensively considers the throughput of the satellite network and the fairness associated with satellite correlation. It formulates an objective function with logarithmic utility by taking the logarithm and summing the satellite channel capacities. This aims to maximize the sum of logarithmic utility while promoting the selection of fewer associated satellites for forwarding satellites, thereby enhancing the fairness of satellite association. The problems of satellite association and power allocation are solved under constraints on resources and transmission rates, maximizing the logarithmic utility function. The paper employs an improved Kuhn-Munkres (KM) algorithm to solve the satellite association problem and determine the correlation between satellites. Based on the satellite association results, the paper uses the Lagrangian dual method to solve the power allocation problem. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm enhances the fairness of satellite association, optimizes resource utilization, and effectively improves the throughput of LEO satellite networks.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제46권9호
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• pp.760-766
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• 2018

위성에 작용하는 외란으로 인해서 반작용휠에 원치 않는 모멘텀이 쌓인다. 이를 해소하기 위해서 위성의 축방향으로 설치한 세 개의 자기토커를 이용한다. 자기토커는 지구 자기장과 상호 작용하여 간접적으로 토크를 생성한다. 따라서 모멘텀 덤핑시 자기토커와 자기토커 주위에 형성되는 지구 자기장을 동시에 고려해야 한다. 높은 경사각을 가지는 저궤도 위성이 지구지향을 할 때 위성체의 피치축으로는 매우 약한 지구자기장이 형성된다. 이 경우 하나의 자기토커에 과부하가 걸려서 모멘텀 덤핑 성능이 떨어진다. 본 연구에서는 자기토커의 배치를 변경하여 지구지향자세에서 모멘텀 덤핑 성능을 향상시키는 방법에 대해서 살펴본다.

• 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 the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.278-282
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• 2011

We discuss two possible optical noise sources in an electro-optic camera loaded on a low earth orbit satellite. The first noise source was a reflection at the window for signal rays incident upon the window which is placed before the FPA plane. The second noise source came from a reflection at the surface of the FPA cell when the signal flux is not entirely absorbed. We investigate the noise generation processes for two optical noise sources, and a parametric solution is used to estimate the optical noise effects.