Abstract
We propose an accurate analytical non-gravitational force model of QZS-1, 2, and 4 for a precise orbit determination of these satellites. To construct an accurate disturbance model, we used a high-fidelity satellite geometry model and the thermal information provided by the satellite developer. They are the most detailed design information to be used to construct the analytical solar radiation pressure and thermal radiation pressure models ever for QZSS satellites. We applied the pre-computed geometry tensor method for solar radiation pressure modeling and constructed a simple box-wing-hat thermal radiation pressure model. In particular, this thermal radiation pressure is the first model constructed with realistic temperature information. Based on the analytical model, we also proposed a hybrid model combined with the empirical approach. The accurate force models were implemented on a precise orbit determination tool called MADOCA, and orbit determination experiments were performed for QZS-1, 2, and 4. The results show that the proposed analytical model has better accuracy in orbit determination than the currently published orbit products obtained by empirical disturbance models.
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We published the force table data obtained by the proposed analytical non-gravitational model for the QZS-1, 2, and 4 satellites. The QZSS satellite orbit determination products with the proposed analytical non-gravitational model are published on the MADOCA Products page (https://mgmds01.tksc.jaxa.jp/).
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We would like to thank Prof. Minoru Iwata at the Kyushu Institute of Technology for his support in measuring the optical properties. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP17H06615.
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Satoshi Ikari, Takuji Ebinuma, and Shinichi Nakasuka proposed the accurate analytical disturbance modeling method used in the paper. Kyohei Akiyama, Yuki Igarashi, Kaori Kawate, and Toshitaka Sasaki executed the precise orbit determination experiment with MADOCA. Yasuyuki Watanabe prepared the high-fidelity satellite design information used in this study. Satoshi Ikari wrote the main manuscript text, and Kyohei Akiyama wrote the POD Experiment section text. All authors reviewed the manuscript.
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Ikari, S., Akiyama, K., Igarashi, Y. et al. Accurate analytical non-gravitational force model for precise orbit determination of QZS-1, 2, and 4. GPS Solut 27, 190 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-023-01527-0
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