重力卫星星载GPS简化动力学精密定轨

利用GRACE和SWARM重力卫星星载GPS观测数据,基于简化动力学方法进行精密定轨,通过相位观测值残差分析、重叠轨道对比和科学轨道对比进行轨道精度检核。GRACE和SWARM卫星相位观测值残差RMS值稳定在6 mm左右,重叠轨道对比差值RMS在径向、切向和法向均优于1.24 cm;通过与GFZ和ESA提供的GRACE卫星与SWARM卫星精密轨道对比,GRACE卫星简化动力学轨道在R,T,N方向的轨道精度分别达到1.3 cm、2.1 cm和1.3 cm;SWARM卫星简化动力学轨道在径向、切向和法向的轨道精度分别达到0.8 cm、1.3 cm和1.6 cm。实验表明,基于简化动力学方法,GRACE和SWARM卫星定轨精度均到达厘米级。     

基于星载GPS数据的Jason-3卫星简化动力学和运动学法精密定轨

利用Jason-3星载GPS观测数据,采用简化动力学方法和运动学方法对Jason-3卫星进行精密定轨研究. 通过载波相位残差、重叠轨道对比、参考轨道对比和卫星激光测距(SLR)轨道检核四种方式评定轨道精度. 计算相位残差均方根(RMS)值,简化动力学轨道的RMS值在0.7～0.8 cm,运动学轨道的RMS值在0.50～0.55 cm;简化动力学轨道重叠部分径向RMS值达到0.32 cm,运动学轨道重叠部分径向RMS值达到1.12 cm;与国际DORIS服务(IDS)官方提供的参考轨道对比,简化动力学轨道径向精度达到1.47 cm,运动学轨道径向精度达到4.36 cm;利用SLR观测数据进行核验,简化动力学轨道精度整体优于2.1 cm,运动学轨道精度整体优于3.3 cm. 通过实验证明:Jason-3卫星的简化动力学轨道和运动学轨道的精度均达到cm级.      

JASON-3卫星星载GPS厘米级精密定轨

针对JASON-3卫星精密定轨方法和轨道精度检核的关键问题,该文利用4d的星载GPS观测数据,基于简化动力学定轨方法实现JASON-3精密定轨,并提出采用内部符合和外部符合两种方法对解算轨道进行检核。通过重叠轨道对比,径向、切向和法向轨道精度均在0.5cm左右;将解算的简化动力学轨道与DORIS国际服务组织(IDS)的多任务精密卫星测高、卫星定轨和定位地面部分提供的SSA精密轨道进行对比,4d的轨道精度在径向、切向和法向分别达1.57～2.18cm、2.22～3.55cm和2.60～2.89cm。实验结果表明,JASON-3测高卫星的简化动力学轨道精度达厘米级,满足该卫星对轨道精度的要求。     

重力卫星的星载GPS精密定轨

利用CHAMP和GRACE卫星的实测数据,研究了重力卫星的精密定轨问题,并针对几何法精密定轨方法给出了一种有效的星载数据编辑策略;在PANDA软件的基础上,处理了101 d的实测数据;通过与不同机构卫星轨道的比较、激光测距观测值检验以及重力场模型恢复等外部检核的方式,分析了卫星轨道的精度.结果显示,本文的简化动力学轨道的精度为2～3 cm;几何学轨道的定轨精度为3～4 cm,适用于重力场模型的解算.     

基于星载GPS的低轨卫星简化动力学定轨研究

利用GRACE卫星2015年1月1日至7日的星载GPS观测数据,基于卫星简化动力学定轨方法和事后批处理定轨模式,利用24小时弧段进行精密定轨。采用多种手段进行评价定轨精度,通过分析,观测值定轨残差稳定在7mm,与德国地学中心(GFZ)发布的事后精密轨道在径向、切向、法向的RMS值分别是3cm,2cm,3cm,利用SLR检核轨道精度优于4cm。结果表明,使用简化动力学定轨可实现低轨卫星的cm级高精度定轨。     

SWARM卫星简化动力学厘米级精密定轨

联合星载GPS双频观测值与简化的动力学模型,在卫星运动方程中引入适当的伪随机脉冲参数,对SWARM卫星进行精密定轨。采用星载GPS相位观测值残差、重叠轨道以及与外部轨道对比等3种方法对SWARM卫星简化动力学定轨结果进行检核。结果表明:SWARM星载GPS相位观测值残差RMS为7~10mm;径向、切向以及法向6h重叠轨道差值RMS均在1cm左右,3个方向均无明显的系统误差。通过与欧空局(ESA)发布的精密轨道进行对比分析,径向轨道差值RMS为2~5cm,切向轨道差值RMS为2~5cm,法向轨道差值RMS为2~4cm,3D轨道差值RMS为4~7cm;SWARM-B定轨精度优于SWARM-A与SWARM-C。因此,采用简化动力学法与本文提供的定轨策略进行SWARM卫星精密定轨是切实可行的,定轨结果良好且稳定,定轨精度达到厘米级。     

Swarm系列卫星非差运动学厘米级精密定轨

采用2015年5月24日—30日的Swarm星载GPS双频观测数据,基于Melbourne-Wübbena(MW)和消电离层线性组合,在精密单点定位技术的基础上,采用批处理最小二乘估计法对不同轨道高度的Swarm系列卫星进行非差运动学精密定轨。利用星载GPS相位观测值残差、与欧空局发布的简化动力学轨道对比,以及SLR检核3种方法对Swarm系列卫星非差运动学定轨结果进行精度评估。结果表明:①Swarm系列卫星星载GPS相位观测值残差RMS为6~7 mm;②与欧空局发布的简化动力学轨道进行求差,径向、切向及法向轨道差值RMS为2~4 cm;③与欧空局发布的运动学轨道进行求差,径向、切向及法向轨道差值RMS为1~2 cm;④SLR检核结果表明Swarm-A/B/C卫星轨道精度为3~4 cm。因此,采用非差运动学定轨方法与本文提供的定轨策略进行Swarm系列卫星精密定轨是切实可行的,定轨精度为厘米级。     

GRACE星载GPS非差观测值简化动力学定轨

利用GRACE卫星的实测数据研究了重力卫星精密定轨问题;针对简化动力学精密定轨方法给出了一种有效的星载数据编辑、处理策略.编制了相应的软件,并利用该软件处理了GRACE-B卫星3 d的实测数据;通过与JPL公布的轨道导航解比较,以及激光观测值检验的方式分析了卫星轨道的精度.结果显示,利用简化动力学定轨方法解算的轨道精度在6 cm以内,能够满足重力场反演对轨道精度的要求.     

GBM快速轨道产品及非差模糊度固定对其精度的改进

GNSS是实时定位导航最重要的方法,精密卫星轨道钟差产品是GNSS高精度服务的前提。国际GNSS服务中心(IGS)及其分析中心长期致力于GNSS数据处理的研究及高精度轨道和钟差产品的提供。GFZ作为分析中心之一,提供GBM多系统快速产品。本文基于2015—2021年GBM提供的精密轨道产品,阐述了数据处理策略,分析了轨道的精度,介绍了非差模糊度固定的原理和对精密定轨的影响。结果表明:GBM快速产品中的GPS轨道精度与IGS后处理精密轨道相比的精度约为11~13 mm,轨道6 h预报精度约为6 cm;GLONASS预报精度约为12 cm,Galileo在该时期的精度均值为10 cm,但是在2016年底以后精度提升到5 cm左右;北斗系统的中轨卫星(medium earth orbit,MEO)在2020年以后预报精度约为10 cm;北斗的静止轨道卫星(geostationary earth orbit,GEO)卫星和QZSS卫星的预报精度在米级;卫星激光测距检核表明,Galileo、GLONASS、BDS-3 MEO卫星轨道精度分别为23、41、47 mm;此外,采用150 d观测值的试验结果表明,采用非差模糊度固定能显著改善MEO卫星轨道精度,对GPS、GLONASS、Galileo、BDS-2和BDS-3的MEO卫星的6 h时预报精度改善率分别为9%~15%、15%~18%、11%~13%、6%~17%和14%~25%。     

北斗卫星精密轨道与钟差精度分析

针对北斗卫星导航系统的卫星姿态模型、天线相位中心改正及卫星定轨数据处理策略未统一的现状,该文对比分析了武汉大学和德国地学研究中心提供的北斗事后精密轨道和钟差产品的差异及精度,结合实测数据,通过分析精密单点定位的定位精度来比较两中心精密轨道和钟差的差异。实验结果表明:北斗卫星的精密轨道精度与轨道类型有关,地球静止轨道(GEO)卫星的轨道精度为米级,倾斜地球同步轨道(IGSO)卫星的轨道精度为分米级,中地球轨道(MEO)卫星切向、法向和径向的精度分别为10.81、5.41和3.37cm;GEO卫星钟差精度优于0.38ns,IGSO卫星钟差优于0.25ns,MEO卫星钟差优于0.15ns;两家分析中心产品的北斗静态精密单点定位的平面精度相当;北斗静态精密单点定位的RMS统计值平面精度优于3cm,三维精度优于7cm。     

High precision orbit determination of CHAMP satellite

IntroductionCHAMP satellite was launched on July 15 ,2000 to study the earth gravity field, magneticfield, and at mosphere/ionosphere . CHAMPmission is managed by GeoForshungsZentrum(GFZ) Potsdam withinternational partners .In-cluding accelerometer ,star …     

Initial results of centralized autonomous orbit determination of the new-generation BDS satellites with inter-satellite link measurements

Autonomous orbit determination is the ability of navigation satellites to estimate the orbit parameters on-board using inter-satellite link (ISL) measurements. This study mainly focuses on data processing of the ISL measurements as a new measurement type and its application on the centralized autonomous orbit determination of the new-generation Beidou navigation satellite system satellites for the first time. The ISL measurements are dual one-way measurements that follow a time division multiple access (TDMA) structure. The ranging error of the ISL measurements is less than 0.25 ns. This paper proposes a derivation approach to the satellite clock offsets and the geometric distances from TDMA dual one-way measurements without a loss of accuracy. The derived clock offsets are used for time synchronization, and the derived geometry distances are used for autonomous orbit determination. The clock offsets from the ISL measurements are consistent with the L-band two-way satellite, and time–frequency transfer clock measurements and the detrended residuals vary within 0.5 ns. The centralized autonomous orbit determination is conducted in a batch mode on a ground-capable server for the feasibility study. Constant hardware delays are present in the geometric distances and become the largest source of error in the autonomous orbit determination. Therefore, the hardware delays are estimated simultaneously with the satellite orbits. To avoid uncertainties in the constellation orientation, a ground anchor station that “observes” the satellites with on-board ISL payloads is introduced into the orbit determination. The root-mean-square values of orbit determination residuals are within 10.0 cm, and the standard deviation of the estimated ISL hardware delays is within 0.2 ns. The accuracy of the autonomous orbits is evaluated by analysis of overlap comparison and the satellite laser ranging (SLR) residuals and is compared with the accuracy of the L-band orbits. The results indicate that the radial overlap differences between the autonomous orbits are less than 15.0 cm for the inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) satellites and less than 10.0 cm for the MEO satellites. The SLR residuals are approximately 15.0 cm for the IGSO satellites and approximately 10.0 cm for the MEO satellites, representing an improvement over the L-band orbits.     

Evaluation of CHAMP satellite orbit with SLR measurements

The technique of Evaluating CHAMP satellite orbit with SLR measurements is presented. As an independent evaluation of the orbit solution, SLR data observed from January 1 to 16, 2002 are processed to compute the residuals after fixing the GFZ's post science orbits solutions. The SLR residuals are computed as the differences of the SLR measurements minus the corresponding distances between the SLR station and the GPS-derived orbit positions. On the basis of the SLR residuals analysis, it is found that the accuracy of GFZ' s spost science orbits is better than 10 cm and that there is no systematic error in GFZ's post science orbits.     

Precise orbit determination for the GRACE mission using only GPS data

The GRACE (gravity recovery and climate experiment) satellites, launched in March 2002, are each equipped with a BlackJack GPS onboard receiver for precise orbit determination and gravity field recovery. Since launch, there have been significant improvements in the background force models used for satellite orbit determination, most notably the model for the geopotential. This has resulted in significant improvements to orbit accuracy for very low altitude satellites. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how well the orbits of the GRACE satellites (about 470 km in altitude) can currently be determined using only GPS data and based on the current models and methods. The orbit accuracy is assessed using a number of tests, which include analysis of orbit fits, orbit overlaps, orbit connecting points, satellite Laser ranging residuals and K-band ranging (KBR) residuals. We show that 1-cm radial orbit accuracy for the GRACE satellites has probably been achieved. These precise GRACE orbits can be used for such purposes as improving gravity recovery from the GRACE KBR data and for atmospheric profiling, and they demonstrate the quality of the background force models being used.     

Initial results of precise orbit and clock determination for COMPASS navigation satellite system

The development of the COMPASS satellite system is introduced, and the regional tracking network and data availability are described. The precise orbit determination strategy of COMPASS satellites is presented. Data of June 2012 are processed. The obtained orbits are evaluated by analysis of post-fit residuals, orbit overlap comparison and SLR (satellite laser ranging) validation. The RMS (root mean square) values of post-fit residuals for one month’s data are smaller than 2.0 cm for ionosphere-free phase measurements and 2.6 m for ionosphere-free code observations. The 48-h orbit overlap comparison shows that the RMS values of differences in the radial component are much smaller than 10 cm and those of the cross-track component are smaller than 20 cm. The SLR validation shows that the overall RMS of observed minus computed residuals is 68.5 cm for G01 and 10.8 cm for I03. The static and kinematic PPP solutions are produced to further evaluate the accuracy of COMPASS orbit and clock products. The static daily COMPASS PPP solutions achieve an accuracy of better than 1 cm in horizontal and 3 cm in vertical. The accuracy of the COMPASS kinematic PPP solutions is within 1–2 cm in the horizontal and 4–7 cm in the vertical. In addition, we find that the COMPASS kinematic solutions are generally better than the GPS ones for the selected location. Furthermore, the COMPASS/GPS combinations significantly improve the accuracy of GPS only PPP solutions. The RMS values are basically smaller than 1 cm in the horizontal components and 3–4 cm in the vertical component.