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Modeling and Analysis of Ultra-Low Frequency Dynamics of Drag-Free Satellites

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This paper aims at deepening our understanding of the dynamics performance of the drag-free satellite at ultra-low frequency. A coupled modeling of dynamics which incorporate orbit dynamics, environment disturbance and interaction between the satellite and the proof mass is presented. Frequency bandwidth under investigation is extended from the micro-vibration frequency bandwidth (10 mHz to 100 mHz) to a broader bandwidth (0.1 mHz to 100 mHz) which partly covers the micro-gravity frequency bandwidth (<10 mHz). As two stringent requirements of drag-free satellite, the distance between the satellite COM (center of mass) and the proof mass COM, as well as the residual non-gravitational acceleration of the proof mass, is studied under the impacts of the atmospheric drag, the interaction between the satellite and the proof mass, and the orbit motion.

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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation (NNSF) of China (grant no. 51675430 and grant no. 11402044).

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    Jiaxing Zhou, Lei Liu & Zhigang Wang

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Zhou, J., Liu, L. & Wang, Z. Modeling and Analysis of Ultra-Low Frequency Dynamics of Drag-Free Satellites. Microgravity Sci. Technol. 31, 151–160 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12217-019-9672-7

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