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Integrated adjustment of LEO and GPS in precision orbit determination

  • J. H. Geng
  • , C. Shi
  • , Q. L. Zhao
  • , M. R. Ge
  • , J. N. Liu
  • Wuhan University

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Abstract

At present, usually only the ground stations are used for the precise orbit determination (POD) of GPS satellites. The precise orbits of Low Earth Orbiters (LEO) are determined with GPS orbits and clocks fixed. The integrated adjustment of LEO and GPS for POD that is first reported in (Zhu et al., 2004),which means the orbits of GPS satellites and LEOs are determined simultaneously, is introduced here. At first, the contribution of LEOs to GPS POD is illuminated. On the one hand, the data from 43, 32 and 21 ground stations besides three LEOs are used. In the case of 21 ground stations plus three LEOs, about 5.0 cmaccuracy from IGS final orbit can be achieved with only one day's data. On the other hand, the data from one, two and three LEOs besides 43 stations are employed. It is shown that the improvement can reach 31% when only one LEO is added to 43 ground stations. These achievements are mainly attributed to the strengthened geometry afterLEOsare included. Then, the improvement of LEO orbits in the integrated adjustment is presented. When 43 ground stations are used, the improvement can get to 17% and 32% without accelerometer data for CHAMPand GRACE, respectively. So it is demonstrated that the LEO orbit accuracy is improved simultaneously with the GPS orbits in the integrated adjustment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationVI Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Theoretical and Computational Geodesy - IAG Symposium
Pages133-137
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
EventIAG Symposium - 6th Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Theoretical and Computational Geodesy - Wuhan, China
Duration: 29 May 20062 Jun 2006

Publication series

NameInternational Association of Geodesy Symposia
Volume132
ISSN (Print)0939-9585

Conference

ConferenceIAG Symposium - 6th Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Theoretical and Computational Geodesy
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period29/05/062/06/06

Keywords

  • GPS
  • Integrated adjustment
  • LEO
  • Precision orbit determination

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