Estimation of PW-Sat satellite orbit based on Doppler effect

Marcin Stolarski; Grzegorz Woźniak

doi:10.1117/12.2000192

7 November 2012 Estimation of PW-Sat satellite orbit based on Doppler effect

Marcin Stolarski, Grzegorz Woźniak

Proceedings Volume 8454, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2012; 84540H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2000192
Event: Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2012, 2012, Wilga, Poland

Abstract

PW-Sat satellite has been launched into the orbit together with eight other small satellites. After the launch and separation they were occupying very close positions (what has been indicated by radar observations), so it was impossible to determine which object was PW-Sat. This article describes how the exact position of satellite has been determined by means of precision signal reception and employing Doppler shift calculations.

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Marcin Stolarski and Grzegorz Woźniak "Estimation of PW-Sat satellite orbit based on Doppler effect", Proc. SPIE 8454, Photonics Applications in Astronomy, Communications, Industry, and High-Energy Physics Experiments 2012, 84540H (7 November 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2000192

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