As an increasing number of geostationary satellites fill a limited number of orbital slots, collocation of satellites leads to a risk of close approach or misidentification. The ability to detect maneuvers made by these satellites using optical observations can help to prevent these problems. Such a model has already been created and tested using data from the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing site. The goal of this research was to create a more robust model which would reduce the amount of data needed to make accurate maneuver estimations. The Clohessy-Wiltshire equations were used to model the relative motion of a geostationary satellite about its intended location, and a nonlinear least squares algorithm was developed to estimate the satellite trajectories.
Maneuver Estimation Model for Geostationary Orbit Determination
2006
123 pages
Report
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English
Algebra, Analysis, Geometry, & Mathematical Logic , Infrared & Ultraviolet Detection , Unmanned Spacecraft , Optical detection , Earth orbits , Maneuvers , Synchronous satellites , Algorithms , Theses , Approximation(Mathematics) , Spacecraft trajectories , Least squares method , Nonlinear differential equations , Models , Equations of motion , Geostationary satellites , Clohessy-wiltshire equations , Maneuver detection , Relative orbit determination
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