Element quality analysis: estimating the accuracy of ephemeris predictions from orbital elements

Alan Siegel

doi:10.1117/12.179103

6 July 1994 Element quality analysis: estimating the accuracy of ephemeris predictions from orbital elements

Alan Siegel

Proceedings Volume 2235, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 1994; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179103
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Element Quality Analysis (EQA) is the evaluation of the accuracy with which an orbital element set describes the orbit of a satellite. This paper proposes practical methods for evaluating element quality and describes the benefits of improved EQA. The paper first discusses the need for and applications of EQA. Past and current operational methods for EQA are then considered. The main portion of the paper describes alternative methods for EQA.

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Alan Siegel "Element quality analysis: estimating the accuracy of ephemeris predictions from orbital elements", Proc. SPIE 2235, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 1994, (6 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179103

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