Satellite Orbit and Ephemeris Determination using Inter Satellite Links

Inter Satellite LinksList of TablesTable 4-1 Coefficients of the Adams-Bashford Algorithm ......................................................25Table 4-2 Coefficients of the Adams-Moulton Algorithm .......................................................25Table 4-3 Atmospheric Density and Scale Height.................................................................35Table 4-4 Assessed Gravity Models .........................................................................................39Table 4-5 1250 km LEO 1 day ...............................................................................................41Table 4-6 1250 km LEO 6 hours ..............................................................................................42Table 4-7 20200 km MEO 1 day .............................................................................................44Table 4-8 20200 km MEO 6 hours ..........................................................................................44Table 4-9 GEO 1 day...............................................................................................................45Table 4-10 GEO 6 hours..........................................................................................................46Table 4-11 Lunar Tide Perturbation .........................................................................................49Table 4-12 Solar Tide Perturbation...........................................................................................49Table 4-13 Solar Radiation Perturbation ..................................................................................52Table 4-14 Air Drag Perturbation after 1 Day..........................................................................52Table 4-15 Air Drag Perturbation after 6 Hours.......................................................................53Table 4-16 Solid Earth Tide Perturbation after 1 day...............................................................56Table 4-17 Attraction from Major planets Perturbation after 1 Week......................................58Table 5-1 Main Software Features............................................................................................71Table 6-1 Optimized GPS Constellation ..................................................................................94Table 6-2 Fitting error.............................................................................................................137Table 7-1 Estimated Algorithmic Complexity of Orbit Estimation Process (AUNAP 1996)155Table 7-2 Characteristics of Hughes XIPS Ion Drives ........................................................159Table 7-3 Thrust Phase Navigation Message Extension......................................................160Table 7-4 Simulation Parameters .........................................................................................161Table 7-5 Ephemeris Error during an Orbit Manoeuvre........................................................162R. Wolf Page ix