天基可见光传感器卫星监视地球同步带目标的轨道设计

在分析地球同步轨道目标光学特性和位置特性的基础上, 确定了天基可见光(Space-Based Visible, SBV)传感器监视整个地球同步带目标的搜索栅栏位置以及搜索策略, 导出搜索栅栏与观测时间和观测次数之间的关系. 根据航天任务需求和SBV传感器特性, 确定了监视轨道的类型和参数约束条件, 给出了约束条件下监视轨道的选取范围, 并对其轨道观测效能进行仿真分析. 仿真结果表明, 通过适当选取监视轨道参数, 监视轨道对地球同步带的覆盖率均可达到90%以上. 如果SBV传感器视场达到4°×4°以上或搜索栅栏宽度大于40°, 其覆盖率高达95%以上.      

北斗三号全球系统核心星座部署完成

正新闻:2019年12月16日15时22分,长征三号乙运载火箭在西昌卫星发射中心以"一箭双星"方式成功发射第五十二、五十三颗北斗导航卫星。至此,所有中圆地球轨道卫星全部发射完毕,北斗三号全球系统核心星座部署完成。解读:北斗三号卫星星座是我国具有独立知识产权的全球卫星导航系统,星座系统由24颗中圆地球轨道(MEO)卫星、3颗地球静止轨道(GEO)卫星和3颗倾斜地球同步轨道(IGSO)卫星组成。     

地球观测卫星的轨道捕获和轨道保持

<正> 地球观测卫星利用星上遥感设备对地球进行观测,以获取各种地面信息.这种卫星通常选取太阳同步兼回归轨道.在太阳同步轨道上,运动的卫星在相同的地方时经过观测区域,卫星摄影时,太阳高度角基本相同;选取回归轨道,其目的是使卫星在运行一个回归周期以后,又重复原先的地面轨迹,这就可以满足用户对同一目标多次重复观测的要求.美国陆地卫星、泰罗斯、依托斯、雨云及法国的地球资源卫星均设计为这样的轨道.     

太阳同步冻结轨道星座保持与捕获

太阳同步冻结轨道卫星在经过同一星下点时光照特性和轨道高度相同，便于载荷观测及定标.由多颗太阳同步冻结轨道卫星组成的星座，需要实现星座成员轨道倾角、轨道高度、偏心率矢量和相对轨道幅角的同时保持.提出了基于切向单脉冲的最低燃耗轨道面内保持策略，证明了该策略的稳定性和燃料最优性， 给出了太阳同步轨道地方时保持简单算法.仿真证明，基于本策略的星座成员能跟踪并捕获目标轨道.面内保持策略还可用于低轨卫星编队低燃耗控制.     

欧洲"伽利略"卫星导航系统进展

全球卫星导航系统（GNSS）是一种天基无线电导航定位与时间传递系统,包括卫星星座、地面系统及用户终端设备等三大部分,可为地球表面和近地空间的广大用户提供全天候、全天时、高精度的三维位置、速度及时间信息。“伽利略”（Galileo）卫星星座由30颗卫星组成,这些卫星均匀分布在3个中高度地球轨道上．其星座构形为Walker27／3／1,并有3颗在轨备份星。卫星轨道高度为23616km,轨道倾角为56°,设计寿命20年。     

高分辨率地球同步轨道卫星凝视成像基本模式研究

当前,遥感卫星普遍采用太阳同步轨道观测方式,其中30m分辨率的环境卫星相机采用双星组网观测,重复观测最短周期需要2天,米级/亚米级分辨率商业卫星即使采用多星组网观测,多数情况下重复观测最短周期也要1天左右。然而,由于地球同步轨道凝视成像技术实现重复观测最短周期主要取决于成像时的光电转换和信号读出过程,可以以秒计,所以在应对地震、台风、火情、汛情等诸多紧急事件中,优势极为明显。据报道,中国计划发射的高分-4卫星是地球同步轨道上的光学遥感卫星,光学分辨率为50m,将成为现有太阳同步轨道对地观测体系的重要补充。为了用好该卫星,从天地一体充分挖掘遥感图像信息的角度出发,现对地球同步轨道卫星在轨凝视成像模式有关问题进行分析。     

移动互联网新浪潮 天基互联网

<正>概念天基互联网是什么天基互联网是指最近逐渐成熟的利用位于地球上空的各类空中平台提供给地面和空中终端宽带互联网服务的新型网络,天基互联网主要有两种基础设施模式:一是通过不同高度层和轨道的高通量卫星星座向地面提供信号,高度一般在200千米~36000千米,这些卫星可以认为是一类空间基站;二是通过临近空间平台     

一种空间协同探测系统的星座设计方法

研究了由多颗合成孔径雷达卫星和一颗可见光卫星构成的空间协同探测系统的工作模式.根据太阳同步轨道和冻结轨道的特点,结合近地轨道遥感卫星的应用需求,选择了轨道半长轴、偏心率、倾角、近心点幅角.考虑到卫星偏航控制对覆盖性能的影响,在不动的地心坐标系中推导了卫星观测方向与地表交点的表达式,提出了确定系统中各颗卫星的升交点赤经和过近心点时刻的算法.给出了包含两颗合成孔径雷达卫星与一颗可见光卫星的协同探测系统的星座设计结果,并利用国际公认的卫星软件工具包Satellite ToolKit进行了验证,表明该设计方法是正确的.     

区域机动目标普查监视小卫星组网设计与仿真

针对海洋机动目标任务规划难、搜索难度大的特点,设计了一种面向海洋热点区域机动目标搜索监视的卫星组网星座。首先,根据机动目标搜索任务的特点,建立考虑时空约束条件的卫星成像条带拼接搜索策略;其次,根据机动目标搜索策略,设计了一种高时间分辨率组网星座构型;最后,构建以最小组网卫星侧摆角度和任务观测时间为优化目标的鲁棒模型,采用遗传算法对组网卫星进行优化求解,并给出算法实现流程。仿真结果表明,该卫星组网星座能够有效完成对目标区域机动目标覆盖监视,为热点区域海洋机动目标监视任务提供了一定的方法支撑。     

一种实现光学隐身的卫星构型设计

目前对地球同步轨道(GEO)空间目标的探测和识别,主要依赖光学监视系统接收其反射的太阳光线.鉴于可见光反射原理,和空间目标可见光反射特性计算模型,提出光学隐身卫星设计策略,分别对卫星平台构型、太阳能帆板、半球形遮光罩进行设计,对整星外形进行仿真分析,最后提出分布式卫星的构想.结果表明,该卫星构型光学横截面积峰值达到0.082 m~2,该构型设计具有较高的隐蔽性,不易被光学监视系统探测识别.     

Quantum Science Satellite

Quantum Science Satellite is one of the first five space science missions, slated for launch in the framework of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Strategic Priority Research Program on space science. The project aims to establish a space platform with long-distance satellite and ground quantum channel, and carry out a series of tests about fundamental quantum principles and protocols in space-based large scale. The satellite will be launched at Jiuquan and on orbit for 2 years. The orbit will be circular and Sun-synchronous with an altitude of 600km. It crosses the descending node at 00:00LT. The satellite is under early prototype development currently.      

Feasibility of performing space surveillance tasks with a proposed space-based optical architecture

Under ESA contract an industrial consortium including Aboa Space Research Oy (ASRO), the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern (AIUB), and the Dutch National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), proposed the observation concept, developed a suitable sensor architecture, and assessed the performance of a space-based optical (SBO) telescope in 2005. The goal of the SBO study was to analyse how the existing knowledge gap in the space debris population in the millimetre and centimetre regime may be closed by means of a passive optical instrument. The SBO instrument was requested to provide statistical information on the space debris population in terms of number of objects and size distribution. The SBO instrument was considered to be a cost-efficient with 20 cm aperture and 6° field-of-view and having flexible integration requirements. It should be possible to integrate the SBO instrument easily as a secondary payload on satellites launched into low-Earth orbits (LEO), or into geostationary orbit (GEO). Thus the selected mission concept only allowed for fix-mounted telescopes, and the pointing direction could be requested freely. Since 2007 ESA focuses space surveillance and tracking activities in the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) preparatory program. Ground-based radars and optical telescopes are studied for the build-up and maintenance of a catalogue of objects. In this paper we analyse how the proposed SBO architecture could contribute to the space surveillance tasks survey and tracking. We assume that the SBO instrumentation is placed into a circular sun-synchronous orbit at 800 km altitude. We discuss the observation conditions of objects at higher altitude, and select an orbit close to the terminator plane. A pointing of the sensor orthogonal to the orbital plane with optimal elevation slightly in positive direction (0° and +5°) is found optimal for accessing the entire GEO regime within one day, implying a very good coverage of controlled objects in GEO, too. Simulations using ESA’s Program for Radar and Optical Observation Forecasting (PROOF) in the version 2005 and a GEO reference population extracted from DISCOS revealed that the proposed pointing scenario provides low phase angles together with low angular velocities of the objects crossing the field-of-view. Radiometric simulations show that the optimal exposure time is 1–2 s, and that spherical objects in GEO with a diameter of below 1 m can be detected. The GEO population can be covered under proper illumination nearly completely, but seasonal drops of the coverage are possible. Subsequent observations of objects are on average at least every 1.5 days, not exceeding 3 days at maximum. A single observation arc spans 3° to 5° on average. Using a simulation environment that connects PROOF to AIUB’s program system CelMech we verify the consistency of the initial orbit determination for five selected test objects on subsequent days as a function of realistic astrometric noise levels. The initial orbit determination is possible. We define requirements for a correlator process essential for catalogue build-up and maintenance. Each single observation should provide an astrometric accuracy of at least 1”–1.5” so that the initially determined orbits are consistent within a few hundred kilometres for the semi-major axis, 0.01 for the eccentricity, and 0.1° for the inclination.     

Operation and Application of A, B Satellites for Environment and Disaster Monitoring and Forecasting

Environment and disaster monitoring and forecasting small satellite constellation A and B satellites (HJ-1-A, B) are called "environment and disaster reduction satellites A and B' for short. The constellation adopts a 10:30 LT sun-synchronous circular orbit, with orbit altitude of 649 km. HJ-1-A and HJ-1-B are distributed with a phase difference of 180o in the same orbital plane, so as to enhance the time resolution of earth observation. The satellites have orbit maintenance capability, the lifetime is 3 years. Both satellites adopt CAST968 platforms. Two wide-coverage multispectral CCD cameras with resolution 30 m and width 700 km, a super-spectral imager with resolution 100 m and width 50 km as well as a data transmission subsystem of 120 Mbit/s are deployed on HJ-1-A, which also carries Ka communication testing equipment of Thailand. HJ-1-B has two wide-coverage multispectral CCD cameras (the same as satellite A), one infrared camera with resolution 150 m and width 720 km and a data transmission subsystem of 60 Mbit/s. The coverage period of the wide-coverage multispectral CCD camera is 48 hours. The revisit period of super-spectral imager is 96 hours and the coverage period of infrared camera is 96 hours.      

An Improved Double r-iteration IOD Method for GEO UCTs Based on SBSS System

The purpose of initial orbit determination, especially in the case of angles-only data for observation, is to obtain an initial estimate that is close enough to the true orbit to enable subsequent precision orbit determination processing to be successful. However, the classical angles-only initial orbit determination methods cannot deal with the observation data whose Earth-central angle is larger than 360°. In this paper, an improved double r-iteration initial orbit determination method to deal with the above case is presented to monitor geosynchronous Earth orbit objects for a spacebased surveillance system. Simulation results indicate that the improved double r-iteration method is feasible, and the accuracy of the obtained initial orbit meets the requirements of re-acquiring the object.      

基于同步轨道区磁场对相对论电子通量的预报

地球同步轨道区相对论电子通量的变化与该区域的磁场分量P(垂直轨道面指向北)有很好的相关性, 后者的变化相对于前者有1~2天的时间提前量, 这为相对论电子通量的预报提供了可能. 通过对二者相关性物理机制的研究, 结合GOES11 (135oW)卫星数据分析, 确定最佳时间提前量和最优相关系数, 并提出了一个定量的预报模型. 模型的输出参量为24 h之后的当地时子夜(23:31 LT---00:30 LT)、清晨(05:31 LT---06:30 LT)、正午(11:31 LT---12:30 LT)、傍晚(17:31 LT---18:30 LT) 4个特征时间段相对论电子通量1 h平均值, 预报的相对论电子通量有>0.6 MeV和>2 MeV两个谱段, 预报精度0.7左右. 这种预报模式对地球同步轨道卫星的自主安全运行具有较好的应用价值.      

NRLMSISE-00大气模型与GRACE和CHAMP卫星大气密度数据的对比分析

利用GRACE(Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment)和CHAMP(Challenging Mini-Satellite Payload)卫星2002-2008年的大气密度数据与NRLMSISE-00大气模型密度结果进行比较,分析了模型密度误差及其特点.结果显示,NRLMSISE-00大气模型计算的密度值普遍偏大,其相对误差随经纬度变化,在高纬度相对较小;相对误差随地方时变化,在02:00LT和15:00LT左右较大,10:00LT和20:00LT左右较小.通过模型密度相对误差与太阳F_10.7指数的对比分析发现,在太阳活动低年模型相对误差最大,而在太阳活动高年相对误差较小;将模型结果分别与GRACEA/B双星和CHAMP卫星的密度数据进行比较,发现对于轨道高度更高的GRACE卫星轨道,模型相对误差更大;在地磁平静期,相对误差与地磁ap指数(当前3h)相关性不强,但是在大磁暴发生时,误差急剧增大.      

TIMED卫星探测的全球大气温度分布及其与经验模式的比较

利用TIMED卫星遥感探测的全球温度分布与NRLMSISE-00大气经验模式进行了对比研究.研究表明,在中间层下部以下的高度范围内,经验模式与卫星探测的大气温度分布有很好的一致性.但是比较发现,在中层顶区域,经验模式的计算结果与实测结果有较大的差异.卫星探测表明,在春分季节的低纬地区中层顶区存在稳定的逆温层,但是经验模式不能给出低纬地区春分季节中间层逆温层的分布特征.卫星观测表明在全球范围内中层顶有两个非常不同的高度,一个处于100km附近,另一个处于85km附近,但是经验模式不能给出这一中层顶高度的分布特征.同时在低热层,经验模式计算的温度分布与卫星遥感的探测结果有很大的差异.      

The Experimental Satellite on Electro-magnetism Monitoring

The Experimental Satellite on Electromagnetism Monitoring (ESEM) was proposed in 2003 and proved in 2013 after 10-years' scientific demonstration. The ESEM mission was proposed to be the first satellite of space-based geophysical fields observation system in China with a lot of application prospects in earthquake science, geophysics, space sciences and so on. And coincide with the mission objectives, the satellite decides to use the Circular Sun Synchronous Orbit with an altitude of 507km and descending node time at 14:00LT. The payload assemble includes 8 instruments, Search-Coil Magnetometer, Electric Field Detector, High precision Magnetometer, GNSS occupation Receiver, Plasma Analyzer, Langmuir Probe, Energetic Particle Detector, and Three-frequency Transmitter. According to the planned schedule, the satellite is due to be launched in 2016-2017 and will be onboard operated for 5 years.      

基于Gooding算法的天基光学目标跟踪定轨

开展了基于Gooding算法的400km天基平台光学目标监测的轨道确定研究，当测量误差为3”和6”时，分别对800，1500及36000km轨道高度目标进行初始轨道确定及轨道改进分析.仿真结果表明，利用400km轨道高度平台对800~1500km轨道高度目标进行初定轨，测量数据误差为3”~6”时，4~15min弧段的初定轨精度约在10km量级，1~2min弧段的初定轨精度约在100km量级；15min初定轨弧段轨道改进后误差在100m量级，弧段小于10min时轨道改进误差精度在km量级.利用400km轨道高度平台对36000km轨道高度目标进行初定轨，测量数据误差为3”时，15~20min弧段的初定轨精度约在数十km量级，8~10min弧段的初定轨精度在100km量级；轨道改进后误差在km量级.测量数据误差为6”时，20min弧段初定轨精度在10km量级，8~15min弧段初定轨精度在100km量级，轨道改进后误差精度在10km量级.