Satellite Orbits: Models, Methods and Applications

Satellite Orbits: Models, Methods and Applications

Exercise 2-1: Orbit raising using Hohmann transfer

Exercise 2-2: Solution of Kepler's equation

Exercise 2-3: Osculating elements

Exercise 2-4: Topocentric satellite motion

Exercise 2-5: Sunsynchronous repeat orbits

Exercise 2-6: Initial orbit determination (two sets of range and angle measurements of a satellite)

Exercise 3-1: Gravity field

Exercise 3-2: Lunar ephemerides

Exercise 3-3: Accelerations

Exercise 3-4: Orbit Perturbations

Exercise 4-1: Runge-Kutta 4th-order Integration

Exercise 4-2: Gauss-Jackson 4th-order predictor

Exercise 4-3: Step size control of Shampine-Gordon multistep method

Exercise 4-4: Step size control of Radau IIA multistep method

Exercise 5-1: Transformation from celestial to terrestrial reference system

Exercise 5-2: Velocity in the Earth-fixed frame

Exercise 5-3: Geodetic coordinates

Exercise 6-1: Light Time Iteration

Exercise 6-2: Range Rate Modelling

Exercise 6-3: User Clock Error from GPS Pseudorange

Exercise 6-4: Tropospheric Refraction

Exercise 7-1: State transition matrix

Exercise 8-1: Least-squares fit using Givens rotations

Exercise 8-2: Least-squares orbit determination

Exercise 8-3: Orbit Determination using Extended Kalman Filter

GEODA : Geostationary satellite Orbit Determination error Analysis

RTOD : Real Time Orbit Determination based on GPS navigation data

TDRSOD : Orbit Determination from Tracking and Data Relay Satellite measurements

References:

O. Montenbruck, and E. Gill, "Satellite Orbits: Models, Methods and Applications," Springer Verlag, Heidelberg; 2005.

Vallado D. A., "Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications," McGraw-Hill, New York, 4th edition, 2013.

O. Montenbruck, and T. Pfleger, "Astronomy on the Personal Computer," Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, 4th edition, 2000.

https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/eph_export.html

http://celestrak.org/SpaceData/EOP-All.txt

http://celestrak.org/SpaceData/SW-All.txt