Design of Common Track Satellite Constellations for Optimal Regional Coverage
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A design method for optimal regional coverage satellite systems with common track constellation (CTC) is proposed. CTC is a special class of constellation in which satellites of whole constellation follow the same track on the Earth's surface - hence the name common track. Based on the thorough investigation on the constraint relation of the satellite parameter, a coded notation for CTC is presented, and the equivalence relationship between the CTC and Walker Delta constellation is discussed. Then, the design method is presented and some optimal constellation schemes for China are given as examples. Results shows CTC can provide preferable coverage performance to specified region with fewer satellites.
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- Authors
- Wu, T., Wu, S., & Zhu, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Venue
- 2006 6th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2006-06
- Pages
- 1252-1255
- OpenAlex
- W2000910761
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Conference on ITS Telecommunications (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Space Satellite Systems and Control
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Keywords
- constellation design, regional coverage, Walker-Delta constellation, low Earth orbit satellites, China
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