TY - GEN
T1 - Equator orbit constellation design for regional coverage
AU - Zhang, Chunhong
AU - Liu, Haibo
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Constellations design is a very important part in Space Based Radar (SBR) system design. The equator orbit constellation for regional continuous coverage is proposed in this paper. The equator orbit altitude and the satellite number are first calculated, then the coverage performance indexes for the special constellation are proposed and the corresponding calculation methods are given for every coverage index. Finally an example of equator orbit constellation design for regional continuous coverage is utilized for testing the validity of the special satellite constellation.
AB - Constellations design is a very important part in Space Based Radar (SBR) system design. The equator orbit constellation for regional continuous coverage is proposed in this paper. The equator orbit altitude and the satellite number are first calculated, then the coverage performance indexes for the special constellation are proposed and the corresponding calculation methods are given for every coverage index. Finally an example of equator orbit constellation design for regional continuous coverage is utilized for testing the validity of the special satellite constellation.
KW - Constellation Design
KW - Coverage Performance
KW - Regional Coverage
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/70350136633
U2 - 10.1049/cp.2009.0489
DO - 10.1049/cp.2009.0489
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70350136633
SN - 9781849190107
T3 - IET Conference Publications
BT - IET International Radar Conference 2009
T2 - IET International Radar Conference 2009
Y2 - 20 April 2009 through 22 April 2009
ER -