The German small satellite BIRD carries an elaborate GPS-based Onboard Navigation System (ONS) which provides precise real-time orbit determination as well as orbit and event prediction capabilities. The ONS supports the BIRD Attitude Control System to allow for a nadir pointing of the spacecraft during pay load image sessions and enables a geocoding of BIRD sensor images on-the-flight. The analysis of the BIRD ONS flight data indicates an orbit determination accuracy of 5 m for position and 0.006 m/s for velocity. In the absence of GPS data for a two hour period, the ONS predicts the BIRD position with an accuracy of better than 110m. In addition to the ONS, a Real-time Twoline Generator is operated which estimates Twoline elements from GPS data onboard the spacecraft. This enables orbit forecasts over one week with timing errors of less than 5 s.


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    Title :

    Flight results from the bird onboard navigation system


    Contributors:
    Gill, E. (author) / Montenbruck, O. (author) / Montenegro, S. (author)


    Publication date :

    2003


    Size :

    4 Seiten, 6 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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