CONSTELLATION DESIGN BASED ON THE ANALYZING CHARACTER OF CONTINUOUS COVERAGE

HU Jun; CHEN Bo; WANG Jianyu; ZHU Zhencai

doi:10.11728/cjss2003.03.20030309

Volume 23 Issue 3

May 2003

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HU Jun, CHEN Bo, WANG Jianyu, ZHU Zhencai. CONSTELLATION DESIGN BASED ON THE ANALYZING CHARACTER OF CONTINUOUS COVERAGE[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2003, 23(3): 218-225. doi: 10.11728/cjss2003.03.20030309

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HU Jun, CHEN Bo, WANG Jianyu, ZHU Zhencai. CONSTELLATION DESIGN BASED ON THE ANALYZING CHARACTER OF CONTINUOUS COVERAGE[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2003, 23(3): 218-225. doi: 10.11728/cjss2003.03.20030309

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CONSTELLATION DESIGN BASED ON THE ANALYZING CHARACTER OF CONTINUOUS COVERAGE

doi: 10.11728/cjss2003.03.20030309 cstr: 32142.14.cjss2003.03.20030309

1. Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083;
2. Shanghai Institute Microsystem and Information Technology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences

Received Date: 2002-11-18
Rev Recd Date: 2003-03-15

Abstract

Abstract

In this paper, design of constellation in need of continuous coverage for ground target is studied. The equations of two variables, gap time of satellite coverage and gap time of plane coverage, which having essential influence on the coverage capability are inferred. They are calculated in the case of constellations with various deployments. Finally, the inferences are validated using the engineer simulation software STK. This paper provides theoretical guidance for constellation design through theoretical analysis, calculated examples as well as engineering simulation.
- Constellation design,
- Coverage performance,
- Gap time of satellite coverage,
- Gap time of plane coverage