Title :
Development of a Tool for Prediction of the Orbital Parameters of Earth Observation Satellites
Author :
Altay, Alkan ; Karsh, G. ; Özkan, Ahmet
Author_Institution :
TUSAS Aerosp. Ind. Inc., Ankara
Abstract :
Development of a tool that predicts the orbital parameters of a satellite from an initial state vector for a specified time interval is addressed. The elements used in the algorithm are presented. The prediction performance of the algorithm is demonstrated by using the two line elements of a GPS satellite and the CHAMP scientific satellite.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; integration; satellite tracking; software engineering; CHAMP scientific satellite; GPS satellite; earth observation satellites; orbital parameters prediction; Aerospace industry; Artificial satellites; Extraterrestrial measurements; Military satellites; Performance evaluation; Position measurement; Prediction algorithms; Satellite ground stations; Space technology; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Space Technologies, 2007. RAST '07. 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1057-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1057-6
DOI :
10.1109/RAST.2007.4284020
