The optimization of satellite orbit for Space-VLBI observation
arXiv:2008.07790 · doi:10.1088/1674-4527/21/2/37
Abstract
By sending one or more telescopes into space, Space-VLBI (SVLBI) is able to achieve even higher angular resolution and is therefore the trend of the VLBI technique. For SVLBI program, the design of satellite orbits plays an important role for the success of planned observation. In this paper, we present our orbit optimization scheme, so as to facilitate the design of satellite orbit for SVLBI observation. To achieve that, we characterize the coverage with a measure index and minimize it by finding out the corresponding orbit configuration. In this way, the design of satellite orbit is converted to an optimization problem. We can prove that, with appropriate global minimization method, the best orbit configuration can be found within the reasonable time. Besides that, we demonstrate this scheme can be used for the scheduling of SVLBI observations.
arXiv comment13 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in RAA
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