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Space Surveillance Radar Observation Analysis: One-Year Tracking and Orbit Determination Results of KITSAT-1, “우리별 1호” KCI 등재 SCOPUS
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The Korean Institute of Technology Satellite (KITSAT-1) is the first satellite developed by the Satellite Technology Research Center and the University of Surrey. KITSAT-1 is orbiting the Earth’s orbit as space debris with a 1,320 km altitude after the planned mission. Due to its relatively small size and altitude, tracking the KITSAT-1 was a difficult task. In this research, we analyzed the tracking results of KITSAT-1 for one year using the Midland Space Radar (MSR) in Texas and the Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR) in Alaska operated by LeoLabs, Inc. The tracking results were analyzed on a weekly basis for MSR and PFISR. The observation was conducted by using both stations at an average frequency of 10 times per week. The overall corrected range measurements for MSR and PFISR by LeoLabs were under 50 m and 25 m, respectively. The ionospheric delay, the dominant error source, was confirmed with the International Reference of Ionosphere-16 model and Global Navigation Satellite System data. The weekly basis orbit determination results were compared with two-line element data. The comparison results were used to confirm the orbital consistency of the estimated orbits.
2. KITSAT-1 TRACKING RESULTS IN 2018
2.1 LeoLabs Radar Facilities
2.2 The Observation Model of Space Surveillance Radar
2.3 The Quantitative Analysis of Tracking Results
2.4 The Measurements Error Analysis
2.5 The Ionospheric Delay Error Analysis
3. ORBIT DETERMINATION TEST
3.1 Orbit Determination Process
3.2 Orbit Determination Test with Double Stations
3.3 Orbit Determination Test with Single Station
4. SUMMARY
5. DISCUSSION
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