Bong-Kyu Park

COMS Momentum Dumping Optimal Thruster Set Selection

This paper discusses wheel offloading approaches of the COMS which has a single solar array system for the accommodation of the optical payloads. First of all, in an effort to reduce fuel consumption and reflect practical implementation point of view, thruster sets for wheel offloading are proposed based on numerical analyses taking into account the COMS configuration. In this analysis, it is assumed that the wheel offloading is conducted twice a day. Secondly, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed thruster sets, orbit simulations are conducted for several wheel offloading approaches and compared.

Fuel Budget Analysis of the COMS Momentum Dumping

This paper analyzes the fuel consumption for the momentum dumping of the COMS which has a single solar array system. First, numerical analyses are conducted to find an optimal momentum dumping time considering the COMS configuration. It is assumed that the momentum dumping is conducted once a day and at a fixed time of a day. Secondly, in an effort to reduce the momentum dumping fuel consumption, this paper proposes a new approach which combines the momentum dumping and the ordinary north/south stationkeeping. Finally, to evaluate the proposed technique, the stationkeeping simulations are conducted and analyzed.

Statistical Uncertainty Analysis of Thermal Mass Method for Residual Propellant Estimation

ABSTRACT Thelifetimeofageostationarysatellitedependsontheresidualpropellantamountandthereforethepreciseresidualpropellantgaugingisveryimportantforthemitigationofeconomic loss arised from premature removal of satellite from its orbit, satellitesreplacementplanning,slotmanagementandsoon.Inthispaper,thethermalmassmethodanditsuncertainty aredescribed. The residual propellant analysisof ageostationarysatelliteissimulatedbasedontheKOREASATdataandtheuncertaintyofthermalmassmethodiscalculatedbyusingtheMonteCarlomethod.Theresultsofthisstudyshowtheimportanceparameterofestimationresidualpropellantusingthethermalmassmethod. 초 록 정지궤도위성의 수명은 추진제 잔여량에 좌우되고 정확한 잔여추진제량 측정은 조기 수명종료로 야기되는 경제적 손실을 완화시킬 뿐만 아니라 후속위성의 대체나 위성망 운용계획 등에 매우 중요하다.본 논문에서는 열질량법과 그 불확실성 추정방법에 대한 기본이론에 대해 소개한다.열질량법 잔여추진제 분석은 무궁화위성 데이터를 기초로 분석하였고 이러한 열질량법 불확실성 분석은 몬테카를로 방법을 사용하여 수행하였다.이러한 연구 결과를 통해 열질량법을 사용한 잔여추진제 추정의 중요 파라미터를 알 수 있다.KeyWords: ThermalMassMethod(열질량법), GeostationarySatellite(정지궤도위성),ResidualPropellant(잔여 추진제),Monte-CarloMethod(몬테카를로 방법)

A Conceptual Study of Positioning System for the Geostationary Satellite Autonomous Operation

Even more than 240 commercial geostationary communication satellites currently on orbit at the higher location than the GPS orbit altitude perform their own missions only by the support of the ground segment because of weak visibility from GPS. In addition, the orbit determination accuracy is very low without using two or more dedicated ground tracking antennas in intercontinental ground segment, since the satellite hardly moves with respect to the ground station. In this paper, we propose the GSPS(Geostationary Satellite Positioning System) in circular orbits of two sidereal days period higher than the geosynchronous orbit for orbit determination and autonomous satellite operation. The GSPS is conceived as a ranging system in that unknown positions of a geostationary satellite can be acquired from the known positions of the GSPS satellites. Each GSPS satellite transmits navigation data, clock data, correction data, and geostationary satellite command to control a geostationary satellite.

Autonomous Stationkeeping System for Geostationary Satellite

This paper improves existing `fly-the-wire` based autonomous station-keeping system, suitable for geostationary satellite and introduces results of computer simulations conducted to verify the algorithm. The on-board stationkeeping system receives pseudo-range signals from two ground equipments located with long baseline, determines the orbit error in realtime and generates orbit control commands. To reduce fuel consumption, this paper proposes an on-board orbit control logic using modified fly-the-wire method. The modified fly-the-wire method de-couples error components into two dynamic modes, harmonic and linear motion. The harmonic error components are removed by applying output commands produced by feedback controller, and the linear motions are controlled by the correction added to reference maneuvers. The reference maneuvers are generated through the ground based computer simulation and embedded or uploaded into the on-board computer with time tags. Finally, the performance of the proposed algorithm is verified through a series of computer simulations.

A Study on the Station Relocation of the Koreasat

In general, station relocation for a geostationary orbit satellite is formulated as a request for moving the spacecraft from its present longitude to the target longitude within a given time interval. The station relocation maneuver is composed of drift orbit insertion maneuver and target orbit insertion maneuver. During station relocation, the satellite orbit is continually influenced by the non-spherical geo-potential. When we plan a maneuver, if we do not consider the influence, the satellite may not be relocate to desired longitude successfully. To solve this problem, we applied the linearised orbit transfer equation to acquire maneuver time and delta-V. Nonlinear simulation for the station relocation of multiple satellites is performed in order to verify the distance between two satellites.

Estimation of Thruster Efficiency for Koreasat I, II under APEMAC Operation

Estimation of thrusters efficiency is a very important process at the end of lifetime of a satellite. This paper introduces a technique to estimate the efficiency change of thrusters considering bubble effect for Koreasat I. During APEMAC(Automatic Pitch Error/ Momentum Adjust Control), the change in thruster efficiency is estimated to compare the attitude telemetry data of the Koreasat I with the results of the control logic using Simulink. The outcome of this study is expected to contribute to improving the operational load at the end of generic communication satellite mission.