地球重力场模型对低轨卫星轨道积分的影响

介绍3种不同的地球重力场模型及其(约化)动力学定轨中所涉及的动力学模型,并基于Collocation轨道积分方法对CHAMP卫星进行数值积分,然后将轨道积分结果与JPL快速精密星历相比较。实验结果表明,由CHAMP卫星SST数据反演生成的EIGEN-2模型引力位系数具有较高的精度,能够满足低轨卫星精密定轨的需要。     

Swarm系列卫星非差运动学厘米级精密定轨

采用2015年5月24日—30日的Swarm星载GPS双频观测数据,基于Melbourne-Wübbena(MW)和消电离层线性组合,在精密单点定位技术的基础上,采用批处理最小二乘估计法对不同轨道高度的Swarm系列卫星进行非差运动学精密定轨。利用星载GPS相位观测值残差、与欧空局发布的简化动力学轨道对比,以及SLR检核3种方法对Swarm系列卫星非差运动学定轨结果进行精度评估。结果表明:①Swarm系列卫星星载GPS相位观测值残差RMS为6~7 mm;②与欧空局发布的简化动力学轨道进行求差,径向、切向及法向轨道差值RMS为2~4 cm;③与欧空局发布的运动学轨道进行求差,径向、切向及法向轨道差值RMS为1~2 cm;④SLR检核结果表明Swarm-A/B/C卫星轨道精度为3~4 cm。因此,采用非差运动学定轨方法与本文提供的定轨策略进行Swarm系列卫星精密定轨是切实可行的,定轨精度为厘米级。     

SWARM卫星简化动力学厘米级精密定轨

联合星载GPS双频观测值与简化的动力学模型,在卫星运动方程中引入适当的伪随机脉冲参数,对SWARM卫星进行精密定轨。采用星载GPS相位观测值残差、重叠轨道以及与外部轨道对比等3种方法对SWARM卫星简化动力学定轨结果进行检核。结果表明:SWARM星载GPS相位观测值残差RMS为7~10mm;径向、切向以及法向6h重叠轨道差值RMS均在1cm左右,3个方向均无明显的系统误差。通过与欧空局(ESA)发布的精密轨道进行对比分析,径向轨道差值RMS为2~5cm,切向轨道差值RMS为2~5cm,法向轨道差值RMS为2~4cm,3D轨道差值RMS为4~7cm;SWARM-B定轨精度优于SWARM-A与SWARM-C。因此,采用简化动力学法与本文提供的定轨策略进行SWARM卫星精密定轨是切实可行的,定轨结果良好且稳定,定轨精度达到厘米级。     

低轨卫星精密定轨中重力场模型误差的补偿

分析了不同重力场对低轨卫星运动影响的特征，并基于CHAMP卫星和GRACE卫星的真实轨道，利用轨道积分和轨道拟舍的方法，研究了线性分段加速度、周期性分段加速度以厦虚拟随机脉冲加速度在精密定轨中对重力场模型误差的补偿效果。     

重力卫星的星载GPS精密定轨

利用CHAMP和GRACE卫星的实测数据,研究了重力卫星的精密定轨问题,并针对几何法精密定轨方法给出了一种有效的星载数据编辑策略;在PANDA软件的基础上,处理了101 d的实测数据;通过与不同机构卫星轨道的比较、激光测距观测值检验以及重力场模型恢复等外部检核的方式,分析了卫星轨道的精度.结果显示,本文的简化动力学轨道的精度为2～3 cm;几何学轨道的定轨精度为3～4 cm,适用于重力场模型的解算.     

Swarm卫星星载GPS精密定轨方法及精度分析

Swarm星座是ESA的首个用于测量来自地球核心、地幔、地壳、海洋、电离层等区域磁场信息的对地观测卫星星座。而高精度的轨道信息正是其有效利用卫星载荷完成上述任务的前提条件。目前国内关于Swarm卫星精密定轨的研究较少,为此建立并推导了Swarm卫星精密定轨的动力学模型、观测模型以及它们之间的数学关系,详细给出了Swarm卫星精密定轨模型与实现过程。针对Swarm卫星精密定轨中姿态数据的处理问题提出了相应的解决方案。利用Swarm卫星星载GPS实测数据,采用约化动力学定轨方法进行Swarm卫星精密定轨实验。通过轨道衔接点位置差异、与外部精密轨道比较以及SLR验证等精度评定方法分析表明:基于星载GPS的Swarm卫星约化动力学定轨各方向的精度都优于3 cm。     

基于星载GPS双频P码的低轨卫星综合定轨方法研究

由于重力场精化、大气探测、海洋测高等科学研究的需要,低轨卫星得到了迅速发展。精密轨道确定是低轨卫星科学任务顺利完成的前提。本文系统分析了基于星载GPS接收机双频P码非差观测值的低轨卫星定轨方法的原理及数学模型,并用CHAMP卫星的实测观测值对各种定轨方法进行了验算,以分析研究各种不同定轨方法的定轨精度。结果表明简化的动力学定轨精度较高,定轨精度在2dm左右;动力学定轨结果最差,在几m左右;而几何法及简化几何法定轨精度相当,约1m左右,定轨精度介于动力学及简化动力学定轨精度之间。     

基于星载GPS的低轨卫星简化动力学定轨研究

利用GRACE卫星2015年1月1日至7日的星载GPS观测数据,基于卫星简化动力学定轨方法和事后批处理定轨模式,利用24小时弧段进行精密定轨。采用多种手段进行评价定轨精度,通过分析,观测值定轨残差稳定在7mm,与德国地学中心(GFZ)发布的事后精密轨道在径向、切向、法向的RMS值分别是3cm,2cm,3cm,利用SLR检核轨道精度优于4cm。结果表明,使用简化动力学定轨可实现低轨卫星的cm级高精度定轨。     

重力卫星星载GPS简化动力学精密定轨

利用GRACE和SWARM重力卫星星载GPS观测数据,基于简化动力学方法进行精密定轨,通过相位观测值残差分析、重叠轨道对比和科学轨道对比进行轨道精度检核。GRACE和SWARM卫星相位观测值残差RMS值稳定在6 mm左右,重叠轨道对比差值RMS在径向、切向和法向均优于1.24 cm;通过与GFZ和ESA提供的GRACE卫星与SWARM卫星精密轨道对比,GRACE卫星简化动力学轨道在R,T,N方向的轨道精度分别达到1.3 cm、2.1 cm和1.3 cm;SWARM卫星简化动力学轨道在径向、切向和法向的轨道精度分别达到0.8 cm、1.3 cm和1.6 cm。实验表明,基于简化动力学方法,GRACE和SWARM卫星定轨精度均到达厘米级。     

由星载GPS双差相位数据进行CHAMP卫星动力学定轨

为了确定CHAMP卫星的轨道，由星载GPS数据和IGS跟踪站的GPS数据构造星地相位双差观测量，利用EOP、SGO、时间等数据，对GPS数据进行预处理，包括钟差改正、模糊度解算和周跳探测、卫星姿态改正、天线偏差和相位中心改正等，采用CHAMP卫星受力摄动模型，根据动力学原理，对CHAMP卫星进行实际定轨。与德国GFZ定轨结果PSO相比，本方法定轨结果径向精度为0．2857m。对于1d的重叠轨道，径向轨道差异的RMS为0．0958m。对于轨道端点比较，径向轨道差异平均为0．0666m。     

基于星载GPS数据的Jason-3卫星简化动力学和运动学法精密定轨

利用Jason-3星载GPS观测数据,采用简化动力学方法和运动学方法对Jason-3卫星进行精密定轨研究. 通过载波相位残差、重叠轨道对比、参考轨道对比和卫星激光测距(SLR)轨道检核四种方式评定轨道精度. 计算相位残差均方根(RMS)值,简化动力学轨道的RMS值在0.7～0.8 cm,运动学轨道的RMS值在0.50～0.55 cm;简化动力学轨道重叠部分径向RMS值达到0.32 cm,运动学轨道重叠部分径向RMS值达到1.12 cm;与国际DORIS服务(IDS)官方提供的参考轨道对比,简化动力学轨道径向精度达到1.47 cm,运动学轨道径向精度达到4.36 cm;利用SLR观测数据进行核验,简化动力学轨道精度整体优于2.1 cm,运动学轨道精度整体优于3.3 cm. 通过实验证明:Jason-3卫星的简化动力学轨道和运动学轨道的精度均达到cm级.      

Pseudo-Stochastic Orbit Modeling Techniques for Low-Earth Orbiters

The Earth’s non-spherical mass distribution and atmospheric drag cause the strongest perturbations on very low-Earth orbiting satellites (LEOs). Models of gravitational and non-gravitational accelerations are utilized in dynamic precise orbit determination (POD) with GPS data, but it is also possible to derive LEO positions based on GPS precise point positioning without dynamical information. We use the reduced-dynamic technique for LEO POD, which combines the geometric strength of the GPS observations with the force models, and investigate the performance of different pseudo-stochastic orbit parametrizations, such as instantaneous velocity changes (pulses), piecewise constant accelerations, and continuous piecewise linear accelerations. The estimation of such empirical orbit parameters in a standard least-squares adjustment process of GPS observations, together with other relevant parameters, strives for the highest precision in the computation of LEO trajectories. We used the procedures for the CHAMP satellite and found that the orbits may be validated by means of independent SLR measurements at the level of 3.2 cm RMS. Validations with independent accelerometer data revealed correlations at the level of 95% in the along-track direction. As expected, the empirical parameters compensate to a certain extent for deficiencies in the dynamic models. We analyzed the capability of pseudo-stochastic parameters for deriving information about the mismodeled part of the force field and found evidence that the resulting orbits may be used to recover force field parameters, if the number of pseudo-stochastic parameters is large enough. Results based on simulations showed a significantly better performance of acceleration-based orbits for gravity field recovery than for pulse-based orbits, with a quality comparable to a direct estimation if unconstrained accelerations are set up every 30 s.     

基于星载GPS的CHAMP卫星精密简动力定轨

定轨是地球探测卫星任务顺利执行的关键。星载GPS技术提供了大量、连续的高低卫星跟踪观测,为低轨卫星精密定轨提供了技术支撑。为了确定CHAMP卫星的轨道,并分析定轨精度,利用CHAMP卫星星载GPS数据,运用零差简动力法进行精密定轨,给出了精密定轨流程。利用实际数据进行了精密定轨实验,结果与德国地学研究中心（GFZ）公布的CHAMP卫星快速轨道（RSO）进行了对比,结果显示：求解轨道可以达到厘米量级。     

The impact of accelerometry on CHAMP orbit determination

 The contribution of the STAR accelerometer to the CHAMP orbit precision is evaluated and quantified by means of the following results: orbital fit to the satellite laser ranging (SLR) observations, GPS reduced-dynamic vs SLR dynamic orbit comparisons, and comparison of the measured to the modeled non-gravitational accelerations (atmospheric drag in particular). In each of the four test periods in 2001, five CHAMP arcs of 2 days' length were analyzed. The mean RMS-of-fit of the SLR observations of the orbits computed with STAR data or the non-gravitational force model were 11 and 24 cm, respectively. If the accelerometer calibration parameters are not known at least at the few percent level, the SLR orbit fit deteriorates. This was tested by applying a 10% error to the along-track scale factor of the accelerometer, which increased the SLR RMS-of-fit on average to 17 cm. Reference orbits were computed employing the reduced-dynamic technique with GPS tracking data. This technique yields the most accurate orbit positions thanks to the estimation of a large number of empirical accelerations, which compensate for dynamic modeling errors. Comparison of the SLR orbits, computed with STAR data or the non-gravitational force model, to the GPS-based orbits showed that the SLR orbits employing accelerometer observations are twice as accurate. Finally, comparison of measured to modeled accelerations showed that the level of geomagnetic activity is highly correlated with the atmospheric drag model error, and that the largest errors occur around the geomagnetic poles. Received: 7 May 2002 / Accepted: 18 November 2002 Correspondence to: S. Bruinsma Acknowledgments. The TIGCM results were obtained from the CEDAR database. This study was supported by the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES). The referees are thanked for their helpful remarks and suggestions.     

Precise orbit determination of the Fengyun-3C satellite using onboard GPS and BDS observations

The GNSS Occultation Sounder instrument onboard the Chinese meteorological satellite Fengyun-3C (FY-3C) tracks both GPS and BDS signals for orbit determination. One month’s worth of the onboard dual-frequency GPS and BDS data during March 2015 from the FY-3C satellite is analyzed in this study. The onboard BDS and GPS measurement quality is evaluated in terms of data quantity as well as code multipath error. Severe multipath errors for BDS code ranges are observed especially for high elevations for BDS medium earth orbit satellites (MEOs). The code multipath errors are estimated as piecewise linear model in \(2{^{\circ }}\times 2{^{\circ }}\) grid and applied in precise orbit determination (POD) calculations. POD of FY-3C is firstly performed with GPS data, which shows orbit consistency of approximate 2.7 cm in 3D RMS (root mean square) by overlap comparisons; the estimated orbits are then used as reference orbits for evaluating the orbit precision of GPS and BDS combined POD as well as BDS-based POD. It is indicated that inclusion of BDS geosynchronous orbit satellites (GEOs) could degrade POD precision seriously. The precisions of orbit estimates by combined POD and BDS-based POD are 3.4 and 30.1 cm in 3D RMS when GEOs are involved, respectively. However, if BDS GEOs are excluded, the combined POD can reach similar precision with respect to GPS POD, showing orbit differences about 0.8 cm, while the orbit precision of BDS-based POD can be improved to 8.4 cm. These results indicate that the POD performance with onboard BDS data alone can reach precision better than 10 cm with only five BDS inclined geosynchronous satellite orbit satellites and three MEOs. As the GNOS receiver can only track six BDS satellites for orbit positioning at its maximum channel, it can be expected that the performance of POD with onboard BDS data can be further improved if more observations are generated without such restrictions.     

Precise orbit determination for the GRACE mission using only GPS data

The GRACE (gravity recovery and climate experiment) satellites, launched in March 2002, are each equipped with a BlackJack GPS onboard receiver for precise orbit determination and gravity field recovery. Since launch, there have been significant improvements in the background force models used for satellite orbit determination, most notably the model for the geopotential. This has resulted in significant improvements to orbit accuracy for very low altitude satellites. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how well the orbits of the GRACE satellites (about 470 km in altitude) can currently be determined using only GPS data and based on the current models and methods. The orbit accuracy is assessed using a number of tests, which include analysis of orbit fits, orbit overlaps, orbit connecting points, satellite Laser ranging residuals and K-band ranging (KBR) residuals. We show that 1-cm radial orbit accuracy for the GRACE satellites has probably been achieved. These precise GRACE orbits can be used for such purposes as improving gravity recovery from the GRACE KBR data and for atmospheric profiling, and they demonstrate the quality of the background force models being used.     

资源三号01星及02星星载GPS天线PCO、PCV在轨估计及对精密定轨的影响

资源三号01星与02星作为我国重要的遥感立体测绘卫星,承担了地理产品生产以及国土资源调查等任务。其中,高精度的卫星轨道确定是完成卫星任务的必备条件。资源三号01星与02星都搭载国产双频GPS接收机和SLR反射器来进行精密定轨和独立定轨精度检核。在定轨过程中,星载GPS接收机天线的PCO误差和PCV误差是制约进一步提高定轨精度的重要因素。尽管卫星入轨前获取GPS接收机天线的PCO先验值,本文通过在轨估计PCO,分析了PCO各个方向上的分量估计的可行性,发现通过使用在轨PCO,SLR检核显示ZY-3 01星和ZY-3 02星轨道RMS值分别提高了0.331 mm、0.399 mm。本文利用直接法和残差法估计了两颗卫星星载GPS接收机天线的PCV模型,整体量级在[-15 mm 15 mm]。通过使用在轨估计的PCV模型（10°×10°）,ZY-3 01星SLR检核结果RMS值提高了2.143 mm（直接法模型）、1.628 mm（残差法模型）,重叠弧段对比在三维位置上提高了11.377 mm（直接法模型）、13.903 mm（残差法模型）,ZY-3 02星SLR检核结果RMS值提高了0.727 mm（直接法模型）、0.692 mm（残差法模型）,重叠弧段对比在三维位置上提高了1.736 mm（直接法模型）、1.548 mm（残差法模型）。本文进一步探讨了PCV模型分辨率（10°×10°,5°×5°,2°×2°）对精密定轨的影响,在综合考虑计算效率、存储空间、提高幅度等因素后,发现使用残差法在轨估计5°×5° PCV模型是较好的选择。