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Station-Keeping Manoeuvre Detection for Autonomous Precise Interferometric Tracking of Geosynchronous Satellites

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Title: Station-Keeping Manoeuvre Detection for Autonomous Precise Interferometric Tracking of Geosynchronous Satellites
Authors: Nicolás Álvarez, Jorge, Carreño Megias, Xavier, Fusté, Oriol, Ferrer Torres, Estel, Albert Gali, Miquel, Amlou, Anas, Aguasca Solé, Alberto, Broquetas Ibars, Antoni
Source: UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Publisher Information: IEEE, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Subject Terms: Teledetecció, Artificial satellites, Tracking, Trajectory, 0211 other engineering and technologies, Orbits, Space vehicles, 02 engineering and technology, Remote sensing, Enginyeria de la telecomunicació [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], 7. Clean energy, Low earth orbit satellites, Satèl·lits artificials, Snow, Satèl·lits artificials en teledetecció, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació, Artificial satellites in remote sensing
Description: The advent of geosynchronous remote sensing missions requires the development of precise orbit determination techniques at high orbits. Geosynchronous satellites require station-keeping manoeuvres to be performed periodically. Dynamical models do not consider artificial forces. Therefore, the tracking system must be able to detect them in order to keep track of the spacecraft autonomously. A compact baseline interferometer is deployed in order to track the signals of opportunity from the ASTRA 19.2?E geostationary constellation. The system is capable of autonomously estimate the trajectory of the satellite for a period of 22 days. Even after artificial orbital manoeuvres are performed. These results show that interferometry is a valid alternative for future geosynchronous remote sensing missions which require precise orbit determination. © 2021 IEEE This work has been supported by the Spanish Science, Research and Innovation Plan (MINECO) with Project Codes TIN2014-55413-C2-1-P and TEC2017-85244-C2-2-P and by Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu MDM-2016-0600 financed by the Agencia Estatal de Investigacion, Spain.
Document Type: Article
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DOI: 10.1109/igarss47720.2021.9553709
Access URL: https://dblp.uni-trier.de/db/conf/igarss/igarss2021.html#Nicolas-Alvarez21
https://hdl.handle.net/2117/365796
https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss47720.2021.9553709
Rights: IEEE Copyright
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....2679077bc4bc3f359e49631815b32f23
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DOI:10.1109/igarss47720.2021.9553709