Space Surveillance Radar Observation Analysis: One-Year Tracking and Orbit Determination Results of KITSAT-1, “우리별 1호”
The Korean Institute of Technology Satellite (KITSAT-1) is the first satellite developed by the Satellite Technology Research Center and the University of Surrey. KITSAT-1 is orbiting the Earth’s orbit as space debris with a 1,320 km altitude after the planned mission. Due to its relatively small...
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doaj-f0f3fcb5b903497da64e02dc2533dde72020-11-25T03:52:13ZengKorean Space Science Society (KSSS)Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences2093-55872093-14092020-06-0137210511510.5140/JASS.2020.37.2.105Space Surveillance Radar Observation Analysis: One-Year Tracking and Orbit Determination Results of KITSAT-1, “우리별 1호”Jin Choi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2119-1956Jung Hyun Jo1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1906-8075Eun-Jung Choi2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3637-2028Jiwoong Yu3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7851-3648Byung-Kyu Choi,4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2560-6714Myung-Jin Kim5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5484-4741Hong-Suh Yim,6Dong-Goo Roh7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6104-4304Sooyoung Kim8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9821-2076Jang-Hyun Park9https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8392-4687Sungki Cho10https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4538-7571Korea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteKorea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteThe Korean Institute of Technology Satellite (KITSAT-1) is the first satellite developed by the Satellite Technology Research Center and the University of Surrey. KITSAT-1 is orbiting the Earth’s orbit as space debris with a 1,320 km altitude after the planned mission. Due to its relatively small size and altitude, tracking the KITSAT-1 was a difficult task. In this research, we analyzed the tracking results of KITSAT-1 for one year using the Midland Space Radar (MSR) in Texas and the Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR) in Alaska operated by LeoLabs, Inc. The tracking results were analyzed on a weekly basis for MSR and PFISR. The observation was conducted by using both stations at an average frequency of 10 times per week. The overall corrected range measurements for MSR and PFISR by LeoLabs were under 50 m and 25 m, respectively. The ionospheric delay, the dominant error source, was confirmed with the International Reference of Ionosphere-16 model and Global Navigation Satellite System data. The weekly basis orbit determination results were compared with two-line element data. The comparison results were used to confirm the orbital consistency of the estimated orbits.http://koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO202017561783029.pagekitsat-1radartrackingorbit determination |
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Jin Choi Jung Hyun Jo Eun-Jung Choi Jiwoong Yu Byung-Kyu Choi, Myung-Jin Kim Hong-Suh Yim, Dong-Goo Roh Sooyoung Kim Jang-Hyun Park Sungki Cho Space Surveillance Radar Observation Analysis: One-Year Tracking and Orbit Determination Results of KITSAT-1, “우리별 1호” Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences kitsat-1 radar tracking orbit determination |
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Jin Choi Jung Hyun Jo Eun-Jung Choi Jiwoong Yu Byung-Kyu Choi, Myung-Jin Kim Hong-Suh Yim, Dong-Goo Roh Sooyoung Kim Jang-Hyun Park Sungki Cho |
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Space Surveillance Radar Observation Analysis: One-Year Tracking and Orbit Determination Results of KITSAT-1, “우리별 1호” |
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Space Surveillance Radar Observation Analysis: One-Year Tracking and Orbit Determination Results of KITSAT-1, “우리별 1호” |
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Space Surveillance Radar Observation Analysis: One-Year Tracking and Orbit Determination Results of KITSAT-1, “우리별 1호” |
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Space Surveillance Radar Observation Analysis: One-Year Tracking and Orbit Determination Results of KITSAT-1, “우리별 1호” |
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Space Surveillance Radar Observation Analysis: One-Year Tracking and Orbit Determination Results of KITSAT-1, “우리별 1호” |
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space surveillance radar observation analysis: one-year tracking and orbit determination results of kitsat-1, “우리별 1호” |
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Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences |
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2093-5587 2093-1409 |
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The Korean Institute of Technology Satellite (KITSAT-1) is the first satellite developed by the Satellite Technology Research
Center and the University of Surrey. KITSAT-1 is orbiting the Earth’s orbit as space debris with a 1,320 km altitude after the
planned mission. Due to its relatively small size and altitude, tracking the KITSAT-1 was a difficult task. In this research, we
analyzed the tracking results of KITSAT-1 for one year using the Midland Space Radar (MSR) in Texas and the Poker Flat
Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR) in Alaska operated by LeoLabs, Inc. The tracking results were analyzed on a weekly basis
for MSR and PFISR. The observation was conducted by using both stations at an average frequency of 10 times per week.
The overall corrected range measurements for MSR and PFISR by LeoLabs were under 50 m and 25 m, respectively. The
ionospheric delay, the dominant error source, was confirmed with the International Reference of Ionosphere-16 model and
Global Navigation Satellite System data. The weekly basis orbit determination results were compared with two-line element
data. The comparison results were used to confirm the orbital consistency of the estimated orbits. |
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kitsat-1 radar tracking orbit determination |
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