Aiming at a 1-cm Orbit for Low Earth Orbiters: Reduced-Dynamic and Kinematic Precise Orbit Determination

The computation of high-accuracy orbits is a prerequisite for the success of Low Earth Orbiter (LEO) missions such as CHAMP, GRACE and GOCE. The mission objectives of these satellites cannot be reached without computing orbits with an accuracy at the few cm level. Such a level of accuracy might be achieved with the techniques of reduced-dynamic and kinematic precise orbit determination (POD) assuming continuous Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking (SST) by the Global Positioning System (GPS). Both techniques have reached a high level of maturity and have been successfully applied to missions in the past, for example to TOPEX/POSEIDON (T/P), leading to (sub-)decimeter orbit accuracy. New LEO gravity missions are (to be) equipped with advanced GPS receivers promising to provide very high quality SST observations thereby opening the possibility for computing cm-level accuracy orbits. The computation of orbits at this accuracy level does not only require high-quality GPS receivers, but also advanced and demanding observation preprocessing and correction algorithms. Moreover, sophisticated parameter estimation schemes need to be adapted and extended to allow the computation of such orbits. Finally, reliable methods need to be employed for assessing the orbit quality and providing feedback to the different processing steps in the orbit computation process. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Astrophysics in 2006

The fastest pulsar and the slowest nova; the oldest galaxies and the youngest stars; the weirdest life forms and the commonest dwarfs; the highest energy particles and the lowest energy photons. These were some of the extremes of Astrophysics 2006. We attempt also to bring you updates on things of which there is currently only one (habitable planets, the Sun, and the Universe) and others of which there are always many, like meteors and molecules, black holes and binaries.     

Modelling of Ejecta as a Space Debris Source

When a micro-debris or a micrometeoroid impacts a spacecraft surface, a large number of secondary particles, called ejecta, are produced. These particles can contribute to a modification of the debris environment: either locally by the occurrence of secondary impacts on the components of complex and large space structures, or at great distance by the formation of a population of small orbital debris. This paper describes firstly, the ejecta overall production, and secondly, the lifetime and the orbital evolution of the particles. Finally the repartition of ejecta in LEO is computed. Some results describing the population as a function of size and altitude are presented.     

卫星交会的自主导航技术

论述卫星交会自主导航的飞行任务背景和概念 ,综述国内外学者正在进行探索研究的思路 ,以期引起国内学者的的注意、探讨和深入研究。     

Appearance of neutron stars in the state of subsonic propeller

The state of subsonic propeller is intermediate between the states of supersonic propeller and accretor in the evolutionary tracks of magnetized compact stars. The rotational rate of a star at this stage decelerates due to the interaction between its magnetosphere and the surrounding hot, quasi-static plasma envelope. The magnetospheric radius is smaller than the corotation radius and the boundary of the magnetosphere is stable with respect to interchange instabilities. The rate of the mass flux from the inner radius of the envelope to the stellar surface is limited by the rate of plasma diffusion into the magnetic field of the star. As a result, the subsonic propeller would appear as a low-luminosity accretion-powered pulsar with a soft X-ray spectrum.     

利用偏馈振子调整测控雷达跟踪通道相移技术研究

提出一种调整雷达跟踪通道相移的方法 ,即在雷达天线主面上配置偏馈振子 ,利用偏馈振子做为校准源调整雷达跟踪和 /差通道间的相移 ,并对该方法的可行性、可靠性及稳定性进行了实验研究。     

统一S波段测控信道调制指数设计方程

考虑了测距音提取滤波器以及返回噪声对统一Ｓ波段卫星测控信道的影响，采用图解和数学分析两种方法详细分析了已调载波的功率效率。在此基础上，分别推导出在有、无测距音提取滤波器两种情况下，调制指数的设计方程     

八十年代风工程

本文扼要地回顾了推动风工程发展成为一门新兴独立学科以来的重大事件,并介绍了八十年代在该学科领域内取得的主要进展和研究动向。     

论网络传媒对传统图书馆的挑战与应对

网络技术的发展,加快了图书馆现代化建设的步伐。从网络传媒对传统图书馆的影响、对图书馆定义的再思考、网络时代高校图书馆发展的模式三个方面,分析研究网络传媒对传统图书馆的挑战与应对。     

空天飞机的计算流体力学分析

本文分析了空天飞机空气动力学的特点和计算流体力学在发展空天飞机中的作用,讨论了发展空天飞机对计算流体力学的要求。强调了计算流体力学、地面试验和飞行试验应该相互结合成一个整体。在这基础上,探讨了利用地面试验对计算程序进行“确认”、“校准”和“鉴定”以及鉴定计算程序对地面试验的要求。本文还从计算方法、外流、进气道流动、喷管流动、燃烧室流动等方面,综述了空天飞机计算流体力学分析的最近进展和尚待解决的问题。最后对发展我国空天飞机计算流体力学提出了建议。