Autonomous and Earth-Independent Orbit Determination for a Lunar Navigation Satellite System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Lunar Scenario
2.1. Orbital Design
2.2. Satellite Design
3. Proposed Sensors
3.1. Star Tracker
3.2. Horizon Navigation
3.3. Triangulation
3.4. Crater Navigation
3.5. Inter-Satellite Ranging
4. Lunar Orbital Filter
4.1. Orbital Propagation
4.2. Kalman Filter Application
4.3. Kalman Filter Performances
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Value |
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Semi-Major Axis | 8049 km |
Eccentricity | 0.4082 |
Inclination | 56° |
Orbital Period | 19 h |
Number of Satellites | 9–10 |
Sensor | Design Limitations | Challenges to Performance |
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Star Tracker |
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Horizon Navigation |
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Triangulation |
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Crater Navigation |
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Inter-Satellite Link |
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Sensor | Cross-Track [m] | Along-Track [m] | Radial [m] |
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Lunar Horizon | 234 ± 492 | 1352 ± 381 | 8 ± 93 |
Lunar Craters | 170 ± 3531 | 1013 ± 6620 | 170 ± 20,754 |
Lunar Horizon and Craters | 23 ± 442 | 162 ± 533 | 567 ± 1376 |
State | Cross-Track | Along-Track | Radial |
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Position [m] | 1.3 ± 41.0 | 12.6 ± 28.5 | 19.9 ± 96.0 |
Velocity [mm/s] | 4.4 ± 58.3 | 12.9 ± 50.4 | 4.3 ± 70.5 |
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Critchley-Marrows, J.J.R.; Wu, X.; Kawabata, Y.; Nakasuka, S. Autonomous and Earth-Independent Orbit Determination for a Lunar Navigation Satellite System. Aerospace 2024, 11, 153. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11020153
Critchley-Marrows JJR, Wu X, Kawabata Y, Nakasuka S. Autonomous and Earth-Independent Orbit Determination for a Lunar Navigation Satellite System. Aerospace. 2024; 11(2):153. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11020153
Chicago/Turabian StyleCritchley-Marrows, Joshua J. R., Xiaofeng Wu, Yosuke Kawabata, and Shinichi Nakasuka. 2024. "Autonomous and Earth-Independent Orbit Determination for a Lunar Navigation Satellite System" Aerospace 11, no. 2: 153. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11020153