Feasibility of GNSS receivers for satellite navigation in GEO and higher altitudes

Author

Filippi, Hannes ; Gottzein, Eveline ; Kuehl, Christopher ; Mueller, Carsten ; Barrios-Montalvo, Andrés ; Dauphin, Hugues

Author_Institution

EADS Astrium, Munich, Germany

fYear

2010

fDate

8-10 Dec. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

GPS is successfully used for spacecraft navigation in low Earth orbits. This paper investigates the feasibility of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers for spacecraft navigation in GEO, GTO, and higher orbits. The study is based on the experience gained at EADS Astrium from developing GNSS receivers for satellites as well as the requirements and feedback from satellite manufacturers and operators. The performance results are computed using the onboard navigation core algorithms of the MosaicGNSS receiver and the LION Navigator.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; radio receivers; satellite navigation; EADS Astrium; GEO; GNSS receivers; GPS; GTO; Global Navigation Satellite system; Global Positioning System; LION Navigator; MosaicGNSS receiver; low Earth orbits; satellite navigation; spacecraft navigation; Global Navigation Satellite Systems; Global Positioning System; Orbits; Receivers; Satellites;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Satellite Navigation Technologies and European Workshop on GNSS Signals and Signal Processing (NAVITEC), 2010 5th ESA Workshop on

Conference_Location

Noordwijk

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8740-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAVITEC.2010.5708023

Filename

5708023