Development of GNSS technology for high earth orbit spacecraft

doi:10.11947/j.AGCS.2020.20200170

Abstract

Abstract: With the increasing number of high orbit spacecraft, the use of high orbit GNSS technology to a certain extent avoids the limitations of traditional ground-based measurement and orbit determination, reduces the operation burden and maintenance cost of ground-based measurement and communication, and improves the autonomous navigation ability and orbit measurement accuracy of the satellite platform. Therefore, GNSS technology has significant research significance and application value for high earth orbit spacecraft. In this paper, the technology development of GNSS used in high orbit spacecraft is reviewed. Compared with low orbit spacecraft, the characteristics of GNSS in high orbit space are analyzed. From the three aspects of high orbit GNSS availability, on orbit technology verification and high sensitive receiver technology, the characteristics and development of high orbit GNSS autonomous navigation technology are summarized. The new tasks of high orbit post precise orbit determination and formation satellite relative navigation are analyzed. From the perspective of the future development of high orbit spacecraft, the future research prospect of high orbit GNSS technology is given.

Key words: GNSS, navigation, orbit determination, high earth orbit, spacecraft, BDS

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WANG Meng, SHAN Tao, WANG Dun. Development of GNSS technology for high earth orbit spacecraft[J]. Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica, 2020, 49(9): 1158-1167.

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