Feasibility study for the implementation of a passive ranging system for Low Earth Orbit satellites

In this project, a feasibility study has been carried out to implement a specialised passive ranging system for satellites in the LEO orbital regime, based on a system previously developed for GEO, called Focusear. For this purpose, a simulator, Parasim, has been used and modified, which, based on a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Chavanel I Saltó, Adrià
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/415026
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/415026
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Earth stations (Satellite telecommunication)--Design and construction
Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Antennas (Electronics)
Determinació orbital
Geostacionari
Antenes
Teledetecció passiva
Satèl·lits artificials en teledetecció
Satèl·lits artificials--Òrbites
Antenes (Electrònica)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai
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Sumario:In this project, a feasibility study has been carried out to implement a specialised passive ranging system for satellites in the LEO orbital regime, based on a system previously developed for GEO, called Focusear. For this purpose, a simulator, Parasim, has been used and modified, which, based on a population of satellites and ground stations, simulates the whole process of passive ranging, from the creation of observation plans to obtaining the measurements and the orbital determination based on these measurements. Finally, each of the scenarios studied has been evaluated to determine which are feasible and which are the most promising.