The orbit of a satellite that repeats in the earth fixed coordinates is determined by combining GPS tracking data from multiple arcs. The satellite dynamics are modeled with the epoch state and a set of parameters, called the bin parameters, that account for the effect of the local gravitational field on the satellite current state. The epoch state is specific to each arc, and the bin parameters are common to all repeat arcs. The estimation algorithm is based on the Square Root Information Filter. It involves partitioning of the measurement matrix and use of the Householder transformation to combine multiple arc data and solve for the epoch states and the bin parameters. The bin parameters can then be converted into the earth's gravitational field with a modest amount of computation.


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    Title :

    Orbit determination by solving for gravity parameters with multiple arc data


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    Publication date :

    1992-04-01



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    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English


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