Research Article

GPS Based Reduced-Dynamic Orbit Determination for Low Earth Orbiters with Ambiguity Fixing

Table 2

Orbit models used in this paper.

Satellite model Cannonball model (constant surface and mass) [25]

Earth gravity field GGM03S 75 × 75 [39]

Earth tides Solid tides [40]

Atmospheric density Harris-Priester [25]

Solar radiation pressure Assuming the surface normal is always aligned with the sun
Including eclipses and distance from the sun [25]

Planetary ephemerides Low precision model [25]

Coordinates transformations IERS1996/IAU1980 transformations [41]