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Signal Biases Calibration for Precise Orbit Determination of the Chinese Area Positioning System using SLR and C-Band Transfer Ranging Observations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2016

Cao Fen ,
Yang Xuhai ,
Li Zhigang ,
Chen Liang  and
Feng Chugang
Cao Fen*
Affiliation:
(National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) (Key laboratory of Precision Navigation and Timing Technology, National Time Service Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) (Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Yang Xuhai
Affiliation:
(National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) (Key laboratory of Precision Navigation and Timing Technology, National Time Service Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Li Zhigang
Affiliation:
(National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) (Key laboratory of Precision Navigation and Timing Technology, National Time Service Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Chen Liang
Affiliation:
(National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) (Key laboratory of Precision Navigation and Timing Technology, National Time Service Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Feng Chugang
Affiliation:
(Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
*
(E-mail: caofen@ntsc.ac.cn)
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Abstract

In C-Band transfer measuring systems, the Precise Orbit Determination (POD) precision of Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites is limited by signal biases such as the station delay biases, transponder delay biases, the ionospheric delay model bias, etc. In order to improve the POD precision, the signal biases of the Chinese Area Positioning System (CAPS) are calibrated using Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) and C-Band Transfer Ranging (CBTR) observations. Since the Changchun SLR site and C-Band station are close to each other, the signal biases of the Changchun C-Band station are calibrated using the co-location comparison method. Then the signal biases of the other two CAPS C-Band stations, located in Linton and Kashi, are calibrated using the combined POD method, with the signal biases of the Changchun C-Band station being fixed. After the signal biases are calibrated, the RMS of the line-of-sight residuals of the Changchun SLR observations decrease by 0·4 m, with the percentage improvement being 75·19%.

Keywords

Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satelliteSignal biases calibrationCo-location comparison methodCombined Precise Orbit Determination (POD)
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 69 , Issue 6 , November 2016 , pp. 1234 - 1246
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2016 

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