International Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Research Article

The Influence of Orbital Element Error on Satellite Coverage Calculation

Table 2

Method of analyzing error influence.

Step 1: Find two points and from with the longest distance. Find two other points and which are perpendicular to the line .
Step 2:

The target is a point.
Step 3: Obtain the calculation result based on the points gained in step 1.
Step 4:

The target cannot be covered when subastral points are and .
Step 5: Draw the conclusion: This target cannot be covered completely.
Step 6:

The target cannot be covered when subastral points are and .
Step 7: Draw the conclusion: This target may be covered possibly.
Step 8:

Draw the conclusion: This target can be covered completely.
Step 9:

Obtain the calculation result based on the points gained in step 1.
Step 10:

The target cannot be covered when subastral points are and .
Step 11: Draw the conclusion: This target cannot be covered completely.
Step 12:

The target cannot be covered when subastral points are and .
Step 13: Obtain the least percentage that the area target can be covered.
Step 14:

Draw the conclusion: This target can be covered completely.