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Orbit Determination for Cislunar Orbiters Using VLBI and SLR

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Abstract

China's Tracking, Telemetry and Command (TT&C) system needs better observational geometry of domestic very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) ground stations since Chang'e-5 mission. This paper introduces satellite laser ranging (SLR) to establish a VLBI/SLR joint orbit determination method to compensate for the poor radial accuracy of VLBI and geometric distribution of ground stations. The data processing configuration is reconstructed to utilize whole observation data better and improve overall orbit determination accuracy, adding smoother to real-time and post-time estimation. Simulation results show both improved orbit determination accuracy and robustness to bad observational conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023
EditorsRong Song
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1620-1625
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350316308
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023 - Hefei, China
Duration: 13 Oct 202315 Oct 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHefei
Period13/10/2315/10/23

Keywords

  • VLBI/SLR
  • observational geometry
  • orbit determination

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