Intersatellite tracking methods for clustered geostationarysatellites

With the assumption that two satellites are placed in geostationary orbit at a small constant longitudinal separation, the feasibility of relative orbit determination by means of intersatellite tracking is studied analytically. Two types of tracking are examined: range-and-angle tracking and range-only tracking. Two-body orbital motion with first-order approximation of the relative orbital motion is assumed. The effect of solar radiation perturbation is evaluated numerically, and the study which neglects the perturbation is justified. The accuracy assessment of the relative orbit determination is given in general terms     

Optimised radiative cooling of infrared space telescopes and applications to possible missions

General principles are outlined for the design of space infrared telescopes intended to cool by radiation to the lowest temperatures attainable without the use of on-board cryogens, and assuming on-orbit cooling after a warm launch. Maximum protection from solar and earth heating, maximum radiating area and efficiency and minimum absorbing area and absorptivity are the obvious basic criteria. The optimised design is a short, fat telescope surrounded by a series of radiation shields, each cooled by its own radiator. Maximising the longitudinal conductivity of the radiation shields and of the telescope tube itself is important both to the on-orbit cooling time and the final achieveable temperature. Realistic designs take between 80 and 200 days to cool to within a few degrees of equilibrium temperatures, depending on the materials used. Great advantages accrue from the use of an orbit distant from earth. Both simple models and detailed simulations suggest that temperatures of 30 to 40 K are attainable in high earth orbits. Placing a radiatively cooled telescope in a halo orbit around the Lagrangian point L2 is a particularly attractive option and significantly lower temperatures can be achieved there than in Earth orbit. Optimised radiative cooling is an important element of the small Japanese mission SMIRT. We suggest that a combination of an ESA Medium-sized Mission with a NASA Explorer to send a 2m+ telescope to an L2 halo orbit would provide a cost-effective and powerful long-duration facility for the early 21st century.     

航天器空间辐射防护材料与防护结构

电子、质子、重离子、光子等空间辐射环境可在航天器材料或元器件中产生单粒子效应、总剂量效应、表面充放电效应、位移损伤效应、内带电效应等,因此,需要对航天器进行空间辐射防护。本文首先介绍空间辐射防护原理和防护有效性,进而从材料、分系统(或部组件)、航天器3个不同维度,对质量屏蔽防护材料、静电防护材料、抗辐射功能材料、航天器局部辐射防护结构和整星辐射防护结构进行了探讨,最后对未来发展的方向进行了讨论。     

Geostationary orbit determination for time synchronization using analytical dynamic models

A real time analytical orbit determination method has been developed for precision national time synchronization. The one-way time transfer technique via a geostationary TV satellite standard time and frequency signal (STFS) dissemination system was considered. The differential method was also applied for mitigating errors in geostationary satellite STFS dissemination system. Analytical dynamic orbit determination with extended Kalman filter (EKF) was implemented to improve differential mode STFS (DSTFS) service accuracy by acquiring better accuracy of a geostationary satellite position. The perturbation force models applied for satellite dynamics include the geopotential perturbation up to fifth degree and order harmonics, luni-solar perturbations, and solar radiation pressure. All of the perturbation effects were analyzed by secular, short, and long period variations for equinoctial orbit elements such as semimajor axis, eccentricity vector, inclination vector, and mean right ascension of the geostationary satellite. The reference stations for orbit determination were composed of four calibrated stations. Simulations were performed to evaluate the performance of real time analytical orbit determination in Korea. The simulation results demonstrated that it is possible to determine real time position of geostationary satellite with the accuracy of 300 m rms. This performance implies that the time accuracy is better than 25 ns all over the Korean peninsula. The real time analytical orbit determination method developed in this research can provide a reliable, extremely high accurate time synchronization service through setting up domestic-only benchmarks.     

A concept of a spacecraft with small initial mass placed in the near-earth orbit by a laser rocket engine

A method and results of calculating the laser radiation power values necessary to place an artificial earth satellite in orbit are presented; the values depend on the initial vehicle mass, velocity of the working fluid efflux from the laser rocket engine nozzle, velocity of vehicle motion, optimal values of thrust-to-weight ratio taking into account irreversible energy losses in the rocket engine jet. The possibility of creating a spacecraft with small initial mass is substantiated. A layout scheme of the propulsive system is proposed that makes it possible to divide total laser radiation power and to use atmospheric air as a working fluid.     

Novel orbit-attitude combination mode for solar power satellites to reduce mass and fuel

Solar power satellite receives great attention because it can release the energy crisis and environmental problems in the future. However, the launch and maintenance costs are tremendous due to the large system mass and large fuel consumption to counteract space perturbations. To reduce mass and fuel, a novel quasi-Sun-pointing attitude in Sun-frozen orbit is proposed. The Sun-frozen orbit has a nonzero eccentricity vector that always points towards the Sun. The quasi-Sun-pointing attitude is a periodic solution of the Sun-pointing attitude angle. Although about 3 % electricity must be given up because of the variation of Sun-pointing attitude angle, little control action is required to deal with the solar radiation pressure and gravity-gradient torque. The algorithm to obtain initial conditions is proposed. The influences of system parameters and structural flexibilities are studied. Simulation results reveal that the quasi-Sun-pointing attitude in Sun-frozen orbit dramatically reduce fuel consumption, the dry mass, and complexity of the control system. In addition, structural vibration is hardly induced by the gravity-gradient torque. Thus, the bending stiffness as well as the mass of the supporting structure can be reduced.     

基于弹道逃逸和小推力捕获的地月转移轨道设计

针对地月空间货运任务和环月轨道空间设施建设任务,提出一种弹道逃逸和小推力捕获相结合的新型地月轨道转移模式,并建立了一整套该类型轨道设计方法。首先,在三体模型假设下分别建立地心弹道逃逸轨道和月心小推力捕获轨道的二维极坐标动力学模型。对于弹道逃逸轨道,将地心旋转系对准角和地月转移加速速度增量作为控制变量,提出初值估计解析公式,并应用序列二次规划算法进行快速求解。对于小推力捕获轨道,以月心距为参考量设置与弹道逃逸轨道的拼接点约束,提出能量匹配方法预估飞行时间,采用最优螺旋轨道的初始伴随状态解析式预估近月点伴随变量初值。基于混合法和轨道逆推思想,采用人工免疫算法进行小推力捕获轨道求解。仿真结果表明,基于弹道逃逸和小推力捕获的地月轨道转移方式大幅降低了近月制动燃料消耗,能快速穿越地球辐射带,且飞行时间适中;同时,提出的轨道设计方法能快速搜索到基于弹道逃逸和小推力捕获的地月转移轨道,验证了该方法的有效性。     

姿控发动机羽流的可见光/近红外特性

为了研究发动机羽流辐射特性对光学探测成像的影响,基于不同直径粒子散射理论、辐射传递方程和分子吸收线数据库,应用有限体积法,建立了火箭发动机羽流在不同波段的辐射特性计算程序.针对实际工作情况进行建模,开展某姿控发动机工作在环月球轨道时的可见及近红外波段羽流的辐射特性计算.在0.4~0.9μm波长范围内,针对羽流气体组分、波长、观察天顶角以及太阳辐射对羽流光谱的影响作了数值计算及分析.研究结果表明:应用有限体积法开发的程序较好地模拟火箭发动机羽流的辐射特性,并具有广泛适用性;在可见光和近红外波段,太阳辐射作用对火箭发动机喷流辐射特性影响最大.      

Spacecraft orbit determination using GPS navigation solutions

The orbit determination using the GPS navigation solutions for the KOMPSAT-1 spacecraft has been studied. The Cowell method of special perturbation theories was employed to develop a precision orbit propagation, and the perturbations due to geopotential, the gravity of the Sun and the Moon, solid Earth tides, ocean tides, the Earth's dynamic polar motion, solar radiation pressure, and atmospheric drag were modeled. Specifically, the satellite box-wing macro model was applied to minimize the drag errors at low altitude. The estimation scheme consisted of an extended Kalman filter and Bayesian least square method. To investigate the applicability of the method to the KOMPSAT-1 spacecraft, the orbit determination was accomplished using the GPS navigation solutions for the TOPEX/POSEIDON and TAOS satellites. The orbit determination results were compared with NASA POE generated by global laser tracking. The position and velocity accuracy was estimated about 16∼7 m and 0.0157∼0.0074 m·s⁻¹ RMS, respectively, for the two satellites in the presence of SA. These results verify that an orbit determination scheme using GPS navigation solutions can provide the static orbit information and reduce conspicuously the position and velocity errors of navigation solutions. It can be suggested that the sequential and batch orbit determination using the GPS navigation solutions be the most appropriate method in the KOMPSAT-1 type mission.     

太阳辐射对ER3BP拉格朗日点的影响

为了研究Halo轨道中继通信以及行星际轨道转移等问题,需要首先对拉格朗日点(平动点)的理论进行分析。使用考虑太阳辐射的椭圆型限制性三体建模,代替原有的圆型限制性三体建模,提高了建模的精度。提出了在L1,L2,L3点的更为精确的新解析解,经过Matlab仿真,其相对于精确数值解的误差,分别为Ammar的解析解的13.13%,29.51%,0.46%。     

Martian Radiation EnvIronment Experiment (MARIE)

Measurements of radiation levels at Mars including the contributions of protons, neutrons, and heavy ions, are pre-requisites for human exploration. The MARIE experiment on the Mars-01 Odyssey spacecraft consists of a spectrometer to make such measurements in Mars orbit. MARIE is measuring the galactic cosmic ray energy spectra during the maximum of the 24^th solar cycle, and studying the dynamics of solar particle events and their radial dependence in orbit of Mars. The MARIE spectrometer is designed to measure the energy spectrum from 15 to 500 MeV/n, and when combined other space based instruments, such as the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), would provide accurate GCR spectra. Similarly, observations of solar energetic particles can be combined with observations at different points in the inner heliosphere from, for example, the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), to gain information on the propagation and radial dependence in the Earth-Mars space. Measurements can be compared with the best available radiation environment and transport models in order to improve these models for subsequent use, and to provide key inputs for the engineering of spacecraft to better protect the human crews exploring Mars.     

2001 Mars Odyssey Mission Summary

The 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft, now in orbit at Mars, will observe the Martian surface at infrared and visible wavelengths to determine surface mineralogy and morphology, acquire global gamma ray and neutron observations for a full Martian year, and study the Mars radiation environment from orbit. The science objectives of this mission are to: (1) globally map the elemental composition of the surface, (2) determine the abundance of hydrogen in the shallow subsurface, (3) acquire high spatial and spectral resolution images of the surface mineralogy, (4) provide information on the morphology of the surface, and (5) characterize the Martian near-space radiation environment as related to radiation-induced risk to human explorers. To accomplish these objectives, the 2001 Mars Odyssey science payload includes a Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS), a multi-spectral Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), and a radiation detector, the Martian Radiation Environment Experiment (MARIE). THEMIS and MARIE are mounted on the spacecraft with THEMIS pointed at nadir. GRS is a suite of three instruments: a Gamma Subsystem (GSS), a Neutron Spectrometer (NS) and a High-Energy Neutron Detector (HEND). The HEND and NS instruments are mounted on the spacecraft body while the GSS is on a 6-m boom. Some science data were collected during the cruise and aerobraking phases of the mission before the prime mission started. THEMIS acquired infrared and visible images of the Earth-Moon system and of the southern hemisphere of Mars. MARIE monitored the radiation environment during cruise. The GRS collected calibration data during cruise and aerobraking. Early GRS observations in Mars orbit indicated a hydrogen-rich layer in the upper meter of the subsurface in the Southern Hemisphere. Also, atmospheric densities, scale heights, temperatures, and pressures were observed by spacecraft accelerometers during aerobraking as the spacecraft skimmed the upper portions of the Martian atmosphere. This provided the first in-situ evidence of winter polar warming in the Mars upper atmosphere. The prime mission for 2001 Mars Odyssey began in February 2002 and will continue until August 2004. During this prime mission, the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft will also provide radio relays for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European landers in early 2004. Science data from 2001 Mars Odyssey instruments will be provided to the science community via NASA’s Planetary Data System (PDS). The first PDS release of Odyssey data was in October 2002; subsequent releases occur every 3 months.     

多层打孔隔热材料空间应用热性能研究

在分析了空间多层打孔隔热材料中导热和辐射的复合传热问题的基础上,提出了空间多层打孔隔热材料反射屏温度计算的模型以及内部辐射数值分析模型.利用该模型对不同几何、物理参数下的对象进行模拟计算,通过对计算结果的分析,明确作为几何参数的层密度和层数以及作为表面特性参数的黑度和打孔率对材料热性能的影响.该热性能的研究对提高空间多层打孔隔热材料的隔热效果,实现材料的优化设计具有积极的指导意义.     

低地球轨道环境对材料的影响

综述了原子氧、空间辐射、热循环、高真空、微流星和空间碎片等低地球轨道环境因素对材料性能的影响；从地面模拟实验、材料研制与防护涂层的开发等方面提出了急需解决的问题，为空间站、人造卫星等低轨道航天器用材料的选择与研制提供了依据。     

Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector for the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

The design of the Lunar Exploration Neutron Detector (LEND) experiment is presented, which was optimized to address several of the primary measurement requirements of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO): high spatial resolution hydrogen mapping of the Moon’s upper-most surface, identification of putative deposits of appreciable near-surface water ice in the Moon’s polar cold traps, and characterization of the human-relevant space radiation environment in lunar orbit. A comprehensive program of LEND instrument physical calibrations is discussed and the baseline scenario of LEND observations from the primary LRO lunar orbit is presented. LEND data products will be useful for determining the next stages of the emerging global lunar exploration program, and they will facilitate the study of the physics of hydrogen implantation and diffusion in the regolith, test the presence of water ice deposits in lunar cold polar traps, and investigate the role of neutrons within the radiation environment of the shallow lunar surface.     

基于STL文件和有限元法的在轨航天器关键部件热计算

针对STL(stereo lithography)文件在传递复杂几何实体模型信息方面具有精度高的特点,提出了一种基于STL文件计算复杂结构角系数和外热流的方法.根据单元和节点的拓扑关系识别六面体网格边界单元并进行辐射换热计算.详细阐述了基于STL文件和有限元法进行复杂结构的角系数和外热流的计算方法.研究了导热-辐射耦合计算的有限元方法.最后利用有限元法计算航天器关键部件在轨的三维瞬态温度场.      

基于应力强度干涉理论和薄弱环节分析的光子晶体光纤陀螺寿命评估

在空间飞行环境中,航天器承受着各种环境的作用,而每种环境因素都在一定程度上影响着航天器的工作寿命。光子晶体光纤是一种新型光纤,其比传统保偏光纤更耐辐照,是长寿命光纤陀螺(Fiber Optical Gyroscope,FOG)的首选,可以满足长寿命卫星的应用需要。将光纤陀螺特征寿命定义为强度,将热、辐照和振动等环境因素定义为应力,运用应力强度分析理论,采用最坏情况分析方法,分析了在常见应力联合作用下光纤陀螺的薄弱环节,评估了光纤陀螺的在轨工作寿命,验证了光子晶体光纤陀螺在某长寿命通信卫星上的适应性。分析结果表明,热和辐照是影响光子晶体光纤陀螺的重要因素。研究结论可用于有针对性地进行改进设计,为长寿命高可靠卫星提供技术支撑,具有显著意义。     

单组元发动机热回浸现象的理论分析

用有限元法数值分析了通讯卫星上用于姿态和轨道控制的单组元发动机的热回浸现象。计算表明,燃烧室工作后的热量主要是通过支撑圆杆的热回浸和辐射而散失的。所得模拟结果还说明,工程设计中采用毛细管输送燃料,确实能有效地阻止发动机工作后燃烧室中的热量通过输料管传到电磁阀,可充分保证电磁间的安全。     

四对角喷管外向辐射角系数的数值模拟

研究了四对角喷管复杂几何体系幅射角系数的数值计算方法,并给出部分典型计算结果。基于两种坐标系和坐标变换的这一计算方法具有计算工作量小,代码效率高的优点,为小间距四发动机并联推进变轨飞行方案热可行性分析作好了准备。