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Maneuver Estimation Model for Geostationary Orbit Determination

Maneuver Estimation Model for Geostationary Orbit Determination

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Technology & EngineeringAstronomy & SpaceGeneral Education

ISBN10: 1288308035
ISBN13: 9781288308033
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Published: Nov 16 2012
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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.

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