Geolocation of Formation-Flying Spacecraft Using Relative Position Vector Measurements

No AccessEngineering NotesGeolocation of Formation-Flying Spacecraft Using Relative Position Vector MeasurementsXiucong Sun, Cheng Geng, Li Deng and Pei ChenXiucong Sun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8033-5799Beihang University, 100191 Beijing, People’s Republic of China*Associate Research Fellow, School of Astronautics; .Search for more papers by this author, Cheng GengBeihang University, 100191 Beijing, People’s Republic of China†Master Student, School of Astronautics; .Search for more papers by this author, Li DengNational Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, People’s Republic of China‡Research Fellow, Key Laboratory of Electronic and Information Technology for Space Systems; (Corresponding Author).Search for more papers by this author and Pei ChenBeihang University, 100191 Beijing, People’s Republic of China§Associate Professor, School of Astronautics; .Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:16 Feb 2022https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G006377SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Muller E. 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TopicsAerospace SciencesAstrodynamicsAstronauticsControl TheoryGlobal Navigation Satellite SystemGlobal Positioning SystemGuidance, Navigation, and Control SystemsKalman FilterOrbital ManeuversSatellite Navigation SystemsSpace Flight Tracking and Data NetworkSpace OrbitSpacecraft GuidanceSpacecraft Guidance and Control KeywordsSpacecraft Formation FlyingGeolocationPosition VectorsFormation FlyingAstronauticsKalman FilterBody Reference FrameOrbit DeterminationPrecise Orbit DeterminationSmall SatellitesAcknowledgmentsThis research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11902012), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. YWF-21-BJ-J-805), and National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2021YFB3900101).PDF Received9 August 2021Accepted3 January 2022Published online16 February 2022