Coverage Analysis for Elliptical-Orbit Satellites based on 2D Map

Shengzhou Bai, Yujin Zhang, Yiping Jiang, Yuhan Chen

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Abstract

This paper proposes a geometric-based method of the ground-point visibility from a satellite or satellite constellation in elliptical orbit considering the <italic>J</italic>2 perturbation. First, the field-element equations describing the relationship between the elliptical satellite orbit, field parameters, and ground point are introduced and can be solved semi-analytically. Also, using a two-dimensional map composed of the mean argument of latitude and geographic longitude of the ascending node, the problem of calculating visible intervals is transformed into a simple intersection problem of a group of parallel lines and a time-invariant region generated by the field-element equations. Furthermore, based on the geometric relationship between any two satellites, the relative field mapping and constellation field mapping are described, which can simplify the multi-satellite coverage problem to a single-satellite coverage problem and can be used to obtain the coverage performance of the constellation analytically and rapidly for the target. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method is rapid, efficient, intuitive, and accurate, suggesting its wide applications in constellation studies<bold>.</bold>

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-19
Number of pages19
JournalIEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
DOIs
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 2023

Keywords

  • Elliptical-Satellite Orbit
  • Field-Element Equations
  • Relative Field Mapping
  • Two-Dimensional Map

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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