Constellation design for low-earth orbit space-based radar for continuous coverage

Yong Wu; Jun Tang; Yingning Peng

doi:10.1117/12.658636

4 January 2006 Constellation design for low-earth orbit space-based radar for continuous coverage

Yong Wu, Jun Tang, Yingning Peng

Proceedings Volume 5985, International Conference on Space Information Technology; 59855M (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658636
Event: International Conference on Space information Technology, 2005, Wuhan, China

Abstract

The constellation magnitude is always the primary concern for a practical Space-base Radar (SBR) system, especially the ones using low-earth orbit (LEO). To control the constellation magnitude, the overlap between the sensor footprints should be minimized. In the special case of an asymmetric footprint in SBR scenario, we introduced a slope geometry to optimize the constellation of polar orbit, and the estimation of the magnitude is presented. An example constellation is given to confirm the analysis.

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Yong Wu, Jun Tang, and Yingning Peng "Constellation design for low-earth orbit space-based radar for continuous coverage", Proc. SPIE 5985, International Conference on Space Information Technology, 59855M (4 January 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658636

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