低轨星座构型保持研究现状与分析

doi:10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2023.08.31

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Stable configuration is the basis for constellation to perform its normal function. Firstly, combined with the dynamic environment of satellites on-orbit, the development of Earth gravitational field model, lunisolar attraction model, atmospheric model, and solar radiation pressure model are reviewed. On this basis, the on-orbit revision techniques of atmospheric model and solar radiation pressure model are introduced. Secondly, the necessity and feasibility of constellation configuration maintenance are illustrated, and the configuration maintenance methods such as perturbation compensation method, pre-design method, global optimization method, differential drag method, and limit cycle keeping method are summarized. Thirdly, absolute maintenance and relative maintenance are compared from control reference and method characteristics. Finally, the configuration maintenance of low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation for different orbital height is prospected, which provides a reference for the configuration maintenance of LEO constellation.

Key words: low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation, configuration maintenance, revision on-orbit, perturbation compensation, differential drag, limit cycle

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Qi LIU, Zhen ZHANG, Jianbing RAO, Shuge ZHAO, Xiaoyu LI, Kaiheng XIANG. Research status and analysis of configuration maintenance of LEO constellation[J]. Systems Engineering and Electronics, 2023, 45(8): 2562-2569.

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模型名称	发布年份	发布机构	模型阶次	备注
SAO-Ⅲ	1973	斯密松天文台	18×18	70年代应用较广
GEM-T3	1992	戈达德空间飞行中心	50×50	由卫星数据建立
WGS84	1984	美国国家测绘局	70×70	为GPS应用而建立
EIGEN-5C	2008	欧洲戈达德空间飞行中心	360×360	CHAMP卫星+地面
EGM96	1998	美国国家测绘局	360×360	目前应用较广
EGM2008	2008	美国国家地理空间情报局	2 160×2 160	目前应用较广

大气模型	系列以及首发年份	发布年份	适用高度范围/km	精度	发布机构	备注
USSA76^[19]	USSA系列，1962	1976	0~1 000	一般	美国标准大气推广委员会	驱动参数延迟发布尚未公开发布
Jacchia-Roberts^[20]	Jacchia系列，1965	1971	90~2 500	较高	史密松天文台
NRLMSISE00	MSIS系列，1977	2002	0~2 500	较高	美国海军研究实验室
JB2008	JB系列，2006	2008	90~2 500	高	美国空军空间司令部
DTM2013	DTM系列，1978	2015	120~2 500	高	法国宇航局

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