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GPS Receiver Demonstration on a Galileo Test Bed Satellite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2007

Takuji Ebinuma  and
Martin Unwin
Takuji Ebinuma
Affiliation:
(Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey)
Martin Unwin*
Affiliation:
(Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd)
*
(Email: M.Unwin@sstl.co.uk)
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Abstract

GPS receivers have been used successfully on low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite missions for several years. The use of a GPS receiver at altitudes higher than LEO, however, is non-trivial as the receiver will be outside the main lobe of the GPS broadcast signals, and it will have to track signals from GPS satellites transmitting from the other side of the Earth. This paper will review the special hardware and software adaptations required for GPS receiver operations on a medium Earth orbit or geostationary satellite, along with preliminary results from simulations and an in-orbit experiment.

Keywords

GPSGalileoGeostationary satellite
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 60 , Issue 3 , September 2007 , pp. 349 - 362
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2007

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