Stellar Sensor-Based Automatic Satellite Navigation,

Abstract

This research project carried out a tentative study of automatic satellite navigation based on a stellar sensor. The study shows that with a known starlight refraction model of the Earth's atmosphere, automatic satellite navigation can be realized through starlight refraction measurement or obscuration time measurement, without the necessity of an accurate attitude determination. In the study report, a basic related navigation algorithm was proposed, the effect of errors was discussed, and several characteristics of such navigation were revealed through mathematic simulation calculations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 02, 1996
Accession Number
ADA316786

Entities

People

  • Dong Yunfeng
  • Zhang Renwei

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Atmospheres
  • Automatic
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Obscuration
  • Refraction
  • Simulations
  • Starlight

Readers

  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects