A preliminary designation of constellation distribution for Mars GNSS

Author

Tingting, Han ; Xian, Shi ; Nianchuan, Jian ; Leewo, Fung ; Jinsong, Ping

Author_Institution

Shanghai Astron. Obs., CAS, Shanghai, China

fYear

2009

fDate

8-10 Oct. 2009

Firstpage

306

Lastpage

309

Abstract

This article discussed the principles of designation for the constellations configuration of the analogous terrestrial planets´ global navigation and positioning, and analyzed an initial configuration example of the Mars global navigation satellite system constellation. Also, the method to assess the optimal constellation design was discussed. This study can give a reference about designing and establishing the Mars navigation satellites constellation system for future.

Keywords

Mars; satellite navigation; Mars GNSS; analogous terrestrial planet; constellation distribution; constellations configuration; global navigation satellite system constellation; Aircraft navigation; Earth; Global Positioning System; Mars; Planets; Radio navigation; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite constellations; Satellite navigation systems; Sea surface; Mars Global Navigation Satellites System Constellation; designation; the coverage characteristics; the navigation and positioning performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 2009. APCC 2009. 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4784-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4785-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APCC.2009.5375631

Filename

5375631