Study on Autonomous Mission Management Method for Remote Sensing Satellites

Abstract

A remote sensing satellite is an earth observation satellite that acquires ground image information in space. It plays an important role in various areas such as resource surveying, environment monitoring and geological mapping. As the number of satellites increases, observation missions become more diverse and complicated as well as growing rapidly. Current implementations of remote sensing satellite observation missions still greatly depend on the ground operation control system. Multi-satellite and multi-function mission management, planning and uplink control also complicate the use of satellites by users. A key problem is how to improve the intelligence level and observation efficiency of on-orbit remote sensing satellites, while developing the overall efficiency of the satellite system for the convenience of users and also reducing the on-orbit operational cost. This article proposes an autonomous mission management strategy, which is based on the traditional mission management mode used by low-orbit remote sensing satellites. An implementation method for on-orbit mission rationality judgment, decoupling and instruction sequence generation is also established. This strategy aims to improve the intelligence level of remote sensing satellites and provide reference and guidance for future mission implementation of mission-oriented remote sensing satellites.