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Summary<br />

GNSS-2 (<strong>Global</strong> <strong>Navigation</strong> <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>of</strong> Second Generation) is a new generation <strong>of</strong> satellite-based<br />

navigation system. The primary goal is to improve the existing satellite systems such as GPS and GLONASS.<br />

Europe's contribution to a new navigation satellite system <strong>of</strong> GNSS-2 is called Galileo.<br />

The typical space segment <strong>of</strong> a GNSS-2 system is composed <strong>of</strong> inclined geosynchronous (IGSO), geostationary<br />

(GEO) and Medium Earth <strong>Orbit</strong> (MEO) satellites. The space segment <strong>of</strong> the Galileo system is now only<br />

composed <strong>of</strong> MEO satellites. With this new satellite navigation system precise navigation and positioning with<br />

accuracy <strong>of</strong> at least 10 meters without differential techniques may be achieved. Therefore high precision orbit<br />

determination is required for successful applications <strong>of</strong> GNSS-2/Galileo systems with this accuracy level.<br />

The precise orbit determinations <strong>of</strong> IGSO, GEO and MEO satellites are discussed using dynamic and kinematic<br />

methods in this dissertation. The effort is focused, however, on IGSO and GEO satellites on ground tracking<br />

stations.<br />

In Chapter 1, GNSS-2/Galileo development plan and phase are presented. In Chapter 2, the basic observations <strong>of</strong><br />

orbit determination are discussed; in Chapter 3 current systems used for various orbit determination applications<br />

are evaluated; in Chapter 4 major sources <strong>of</strong> observation errors are analyzed; in Chapter 5 perturbations on<br />

IGSO, GEO and MEO are modeled and estimated; in Chapter 6 major algorithms <strong>of</strong> orbit determination <strong>of</strong><br />

IGSO, GEO and MEO, for examples, dynamic, reduced dynamic and kinematic methods are developed and<br />

discussed; in Chapter 7 high accuracy <strong>of</strong> IGSO and GEO orbit determination using carrier phase observation are<br />

discussed; in Chapter 8 a serious problem <strong>of</strong> GEO orbit determination during satellite maneuvers is presented<br />

and solved, and finally in Chapter 9 the simulation results <strong>of</strong> a possible satellite tracking system <strong>of</strong> GNSS-<br />

2/Galileo are presented.

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