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Chapter 6 Algorithms <strong>of</strong> <strong>Orbit</strong> <strong>Determination</strong> <strong>of</strong> IGSO, GEO and MEO <strong>Satellite</strong>s<br />

6.2.3 Kinematic <strong>Orbit</strong> <strong>Determination</strong><br />

The kinematic method, which is traditionally used for ground navigation and positioning, can also be used for<br />

orbit determination. Kinematic orbit determination is independent <strong>of</strong> the satellite dynamic force model and is a<br />

geometrical method, which does not consider the dynamic property <strong>of</strong> moving objects. In other words the<br />

kinematic method does not consider the attractions from various sources on satellites. This property is especially<br />

beneficial for orbit determination during satellite maneuver, because the exact satellite maneuver force model is<br />

difficult to be constructed. The accuracy <strong>of</strong> the kinematic orbit determination is strongly dependent on the<br />

accuracy <strong>of</strong> observations. This is big difference from dynamic method. The accuracy <strong>of</strong> the dynamic orbit<br />

determination method is not only dependent on the observation, but also dependent on the satellite force models.<br />

The disadvantage <strong>of</strong> kinematic orbit determination is that the observation sample rate should be higher than that<br />

<strong>of</strong> dynamic orbit method, which results in huge observation volume. Another disadvantage is that it is not able to<br />

use the kinematic method to predict satellite orbit. This may be a serious problem for users <strong>of</strong> real-time<br />

navigation and positioning applications. Specifically, the kinematic orbit determination is used in such situations<br />

where the satellite dynamical forces are difficult to be precisely described by mathematical models, for example,<br />

during satellite maneuver. In addition, kinematic orbit determination can also be used to determine some<br />

dynamic parameters. Another interesting aspect <strong>of</strong> kinematic orbit determination is onboard satellite<br />

autonavigation. In this mode, high accuracy <strong>of</strong> orbit determination can be achieved. The satellite orbit integrity is<br />

enhanced by comparing the orbit results determined onboard with the results by the ground-based method.<br />

It should be noted that kinematic orbit determination described here is different from other kinematic orbit<br />

applications (Byun et al 1998 and Balbach et al 1998). Byun et al used onboard GPS receivers to determine<br />

satellite orbit just like ground kinematic navigation and positioning. In our method, onboard GPS receivers are<br />

not necessary and the kinematic orbit determination is still based on ground-based tracking network.<br />

For GEO satellite, the state vector may be written as<br />

� x �<br />

�<br />

y<br />

�<br />

� �<br />

� z �<br />

�<br />

�<br />

x&<br />

�<br />

�<br />

� y&<br />

�<br />

� �<br />

� z&<br />

�<br />

ϖ<br />

x = � x&�<br />

� �<br />

� y&<br />

�<br />

�<br />

z&�<br />

� �<br />

� p1<br />

�<br />

� �<br />

�p<br />

2 �<br />

� Μ�<br />

� �<br />

��<br />

pn ��<br />

where<br />

x x component <strong>of</strong> satellite position in the Earth-fixed system<br />

y y component <strong>of</strong> satellite position in the Earth-fixed system<br />

z z component <strong>of</strong> satellite position in the Earth-fixed system<br />

&x x component <strong>of</strong> satellite velocity in the Earth-fixed system<br />

&y y component <strong>of</strong> satellite velocity in the Earth-fixed system<br />

&z z component <strong>of</strong> satellite velocity in the Earth-fixed system<br />

&x x component <strong>of</strong> satellite acceleration in the Earth-fixed system<br />

&y y component <strong>of</strong> satellite acceleration in the Earth-fixed system<br />

&z z component <strong>of</strong> satellite acceleration in the Earth-fixed system<br />

pi other parameters such as clock error, tropospheric correction etc.<br />

77<br />

(6-78)<br />

Kinematic orbit determination can be used in the Earth-fixed coordinate system. This is different from dynamic<br />

orbit determination which is only used in an inertial coordinate system.<br />

For state vector Eq.(6-78), state transition matrix is given by

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