Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 1303-1309.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2021.05.18

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Using CEI for GEO orbit determination based on Beidou satellite calibration

Min FAN1,*(), Yong HUANG2,3(), Lei HUANG1(), Shaowu CHEN1(), Zan LI1()   

  1. 1. Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications Technology, Beijing 100094, China
    2. Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 200030, China
    3. University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2020-06-29 Online:2021-05-01 Published:2021-04-27
  • Contact: Min FAN E-mail:fanmin@bittt.cn;yongh@shao.ac.cn;huanglei@bittt.cn;chenshaowu@bittt.cn;lizan@bittt.cn

Abstract:

To improve the angular accuracy of connected-element interferometry (CEI) measurement for geostationary satellite orbit(GEO) satellites, the calibration based on radio source is needed to remove the most of common errors. The large aperture and high-gain antenna is usually necessary to receive weak signal from radio source. Using Beidou satellite for calibration is presented based on existing antenna in ground station. The CEI measurement is carried out for Tianlian GEO satellite on 20 km baseline between two antennas in using two sets of antenna equipment 20 km apart from Kashi TT&C station tracking and data relay satellite system (TDRSS). After calibration by Beidou satellite, the accuracy of time-delay measurement is 0.03 ns. The position accuracy of orbit determination is 37 m using 7 h of ranging from single station and CEI measurements. The position uncertainty of 12 h prediction reaches 78 m. The result is corresponded to the accuracy of orbit determination of 24 h from multi-station ranging system 3 000 km apart. Therefore, using the calibrated CEI could effectively improve the utilization of ground stations and GEO orbit determination accuracy.

Key words: global navigation satellite system(GNSS), geostationary satellite orbit(GEO), tracking and data relay satellite system, short baseline interferometry, very long baseline interferometry, accuracy analysis for orbit determination

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