基于STK的GPS卫星可见性仿真分析

GPS卫星在现代信息化战争中的作用日趋重要。针对GPS的观测应用需求,以目前在轨的31颗GPS卫星为研究对象,分析GPS卫星轨道的特征,研究GPS卫星对地面系统的可见性。结合STK和Matlab软件进行仿真分析,为地面GPS观测系统的天线波束宽度、波束个数设计提供参考。     

协同优化在卫星多学科设计优化中的初步应用

探讨以遗传算法为优化上具的协同优化方法在卫星总体优化设计中的应用以及各学科间耦合关系。首先对基本协同优化方法的流程及特点进行了探讨，然后以对地观测卫星总休优化设计为对象，研究如何利用协同优化方法建立此问题的优化模型。研究结果表明，融合了遗传算法的协同优化方法能够有效地解决对地观测卫星总休优化设计，学科间耦合设计变量以及耦合状态变量的一致性误差均接近0．01％。     

国外对地观测卫星高精度姿态控制系统研究

简要介绍了国外对地观测卫星研制开发的历史、现状及其发展趋势，分析和研究了对地观测卫星的姿态控制系统，以及这类卫星所采用的技术手段和所达到的控制精度。同时展望了未来对地观测卫星姿态控制系统的技术要求并提出了相应的对策。     

Queuing theory application in imaging service analysis for small Earth observation satellites

The performance of Earth observation satellites is usually analyzed by real data or system simulation, which is accurate but not systematic. Modelling satellite service systems with queueing theory and analysing the performance statistics systematically will provide a useful guide in designing satellite systems. Earth observation satellites could be regarded as a two tandem server system with a finite buffer in between, providing two-stage service: image capture and image download service. In this paper, we introduce the queueing models for different service systems: the pure image capture service system, the two-stage service system with Poisson distribution download service, the pure download service system, and the two-stage system with general download service. Formulated solutions are given and some results are shown. From this work we can see queueing theory provides a good way to analyse the performance of small earth observation satellites, which is useful for system mission analysis and optimisation in design stage.     

Could civil satellites monitor nuclear tests?

As the momentum for further cuts in nuclear weapons grows and fears of nuclear proliferation increase, the need to monitor nuclear testing is becoming more pressing. While military observation satellites are already used for this purpose, this article argues that greater independence and impartiality could be achieved through the use of civilian remote sensing satellites, whose images could be made available to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). How images from space are processed and interpreted is described, as is how civil satellites might be used to verify a comprehensive test ban treaty. Four options open to the IAEA for utilizing remotely sensed images are discussed.     

现代小卫星的发展及轨道垃圾问题

文章首先综述半个多世纪以来传统和现代小卫星的技术发展,特别是现代小卫星在对地观测、通信导航、空间技术实验与演示、深空探测、军事等方面的应用取得很多成就,尤其是对地观测高分辨率成像系统取得了突破性技术成就;其次讨论小卫星所产生的轨道垃圾及其影响和处理;最后提出未来小卫星技术发展十个原则,对未来小卫星的应用作了展望。     

增加Doppler观测值实现实时动态PPP快速重新初始化

针对实时动态PPP中常常会遇到卫星信号中断或大部分卫星发生周跳而导致重新初始化的问题,可以将GNSS信号短时间中断看作是全部卫星发生周跳,通过研究Doppler观测值在快速重新初始化中的观测模型,进而提出联合伪距、相位、Doppler观测值及电离层延迟变化约束信息的数学模型,对于发生周跳的卫星,通过将周跳参数固定为整数以实现动态PPP快速重新初始化。根据实际算例,从多个角度进行统计分析表明引入Doppler观测值能够提高周跳修复的成功率,从而加快PPP快速重新初始化的过程。     

波带片衍射成像技术在对地观测卫星中的应用

介绍了国外波带片衍射成像技术在对地观测领域中的发展,论述了光子筛技术的演化历程,并总结了衍射成像技术在国外高轨和低轨卫星成像中的应用,提出了波带片衍射成像技术可使“低轨成像卫星小型化”和“高轨成像卫星高分（辨率）化”的优势,及目前国外在研究波带片衍射成像技术中存在的带宽较窄、薄膜折叠展开方法、衍射透镜面形保持等问题,并对中国开展用于对地观测的波带片衍射成像技术的研发提出了建议。     

敏捷成像卫星自主调度技术综述

针对现代卫星载荷能力与机动能力不断提升以及卫星任务需求多样化与复杂化程度持续增加的现状,阐述了敏捷成像卫星调度问题的基本特征,给出了敏捷成像卫星调度问题的一般化描述方法。在此基础上,分别从自主感知、自主决策和自主协同三个方面梳理了国内外敏捷卫星自主调度关键技术的研究进展。最后,面向未来卫星技术发展需求,指出了敏捷成像卫星自主调度技术进一步的研究方向。     

20世纪中国的航天返回与遥感

介绍了中国在20世纪发射的返回式航天器和光学型对地观测类卫星、研制成功的航天光学遥感器和建成的卫星对地观测信息应用系统 ,展示了中国在航天返回与遥感领域取得的进展     

对地观测卫星访问区域目标时间窗口快速算法

为减少对地观测卫星访问区域目标时间窗口的计算,根据建立的卫星对区域目标的观测模型,提出了卫星观测区域目标时间窗口的大圆近似快速算法,给出了算法具体步骤。仿真算例结果表明:时间窗口起点误差小于0.5 s,时间窗口长度误差小于0.723%,计算时间减少了99.87%.     

The market of remote sensing data: A developing business

The past ten years have demonstrated the valuable contribution of space remote sensing to the management of natural resources. A second generation of observation satellites has been set up with Landsat D and SPOT to support operational applications all over the world. Such satellites have been established in light of economic pay-offs that should be illustrated hereafter.     

The enigma of small satellites for earth observation

Small satellites have captured a continuously increasing share of the market in the fields of science, technology and recently also in the telecommunications and Earth observation areas. User requirements and market opportunities for space based satellite systems for Earth observation products have grown substantially in the past decade. Criteria for the utilization of different classes of satellite systems (small and large) and analogies to developments in other areas, e.g. the telecommunications field are discussed. The end to end character of service and product oriented systems as key criteria for market success in the scientific, applications and commercial areas is underlined. Recent developments in the global change, the Earth observation applications and commercial sectors are reviewed and compared. Opportunities for small satellites in the field are related to technology advancements, cost reduction options, and progress in the state of the art in system design.     

A Study of a Possible Method of Observing Solar Eclipses from Satellite Orbits

We study a possibility of observing the eclipses of the Sun by the Moon from satellite orbits. The scientific tasks planned to be solved onboard satellites are considered. The requirements for the observation of eclipses and for the appropriate satellite trajectories are formulated. A technique of the analysis and synthesis of such trajectories is developed, and some results of preliminary ballistic studies are presented. These results confirm the efficiency of observing the eclipses onboard satellites.     

一种具备星间链路的中轨对地观测星座设计

采用轨道高度为2165.6 km、回归周期为1天的太阳同步回归轨道建立了一个包含6颗卫星、具备星间链路的中轨对地观测星座。通过卫星自身的侧摆姿态机动功能,可以实现对同一目标1天之内的多次观测,以完成区域性准实时成像、灾害灾情监测等任务,极大地提高了观测的时间分辨率。在星座内部,相邻两颗卫星之间建立了5000 bit/s码速率测控和250 Mbit/s码速率数传的星间链路,能够充分利用单颗卫星在境内的可视弧段,通过地面与单颗卫星建立星地链路就可以同时完成与所有卫星的星地通信。     

一种基于时间调制的弹性化SAR卫星系统

星载合成孔径雷达(SAR)系统能全天时、全天候观测,在地震、洪涝、台风等自然灾害监测中具有重要作用。双基、多基SAR卫星更具有极高的经济、科学、安全价值。然而,目前在轨的大型星载SAR卫星造价昂贵,且双基SAR卫星需数颗同等规模的卫星。双基SAR卫星系统存在星间同步链路,因此卫星可扩展性不强。提出了一种基于时间调制的低成本弹性化Ka波段调频连续波(FMCW)SAR小卫星星座系统。该系统基于一组独立、模块化的发射卫星和接收卫星。采用Ka FMCW SAR体制和时间调制天线(TMA)技术,可减轻接收星2/3以上的质量。该系统采用自主任务规划技术,具备多样化的工作模式,为单发多收、多发多收等应用需求提供了一种弹性化的解决方案。     

European perspectives on trends in public sector Earth observation data policies

The growing number of Earth observation satellites are producing ever increasing amounts of data. These data sets require adequate management to be widely exploited and to ensure preservation of what is a valuable information resource. Many Earth observation organisations have formulated or are developing policies related to how data are managed and distributed which encompass issues such as property rights, access and price of the data, exclusive data use and data archiving. European Earth observation is gaining more prominence in these developing policy issues. This paper is a review, from a largely European perspective, of current Earth observation data policies in operation by various public sector international, regional and national organisations in both the data providing and data user sectors. It will be demonstrated that certain trends exist between the various data policies but that differences in position are present in some key areas which may need to be reconciled in order for the Earth observation sector to reach maturity.     

卫星伴随飞行的最优控制策略研究

伴随飞行技术在卫星编队、相互观测等活动中具有重要应用。为实现卫星对同一轨道 面内,相对距离较远的近圆轨道目标飞行器形成相对椭圆伴飞,本文按照燃料最优原则,利 用Hill方程推导得到稳态椭圆伴随飞行条件。以此为依据计算控制量,结合工程实际, 对 控制量进行线性规划,在规定时间完成半长轴、偏心率及两飞行器相对相位兼顾调整,最大 程度节省燃料,实现对目标飞行器伴飞。
     

Innovation and change? The evolution of Europe's small satellite manufacturers

Since the 1980s a trend has emerged to contain the cost of space missions, which has favored trials in the construction and launch of small satellites. This effort has considerably reduced the cost of the satellites because the construction process uses both traditional components and important technological innovations. There have also been market openings for small satellites, both within the telecommunication sector and for scientific missions and those related to Earth observation. This paper contains the results of a survey of the largest manufacturers of small satellites in Europe and investigates how far (if at all) they have changed the structure of the European space industry. It finds that, through the acquisition of small satellite manufacturers, traditional large companies operating in the field of space in Europe have secured for themselves important technological innovations and market opportunities, while maintaining their oligopolistic position.