Assessing Contact Graph Routing Performance and Reliability in Distributed Satellite Constellations

Table 3

Satellite parameters.

	Common parameters
Orbit epoch	1 Jan 2017 10:00:00.000 UTCG
Semimajor axis [km]	6878.14
Eccentricity	0
Arg. perigee [deg]	0
EID Satellite 1, 5, 9, 13	32	36	40	44
EID Satellite 2, 6, 10, 14	33	37	41	45
EID Satellite 3, 7, 11, 15	34	38	42	46
EID Satellite 4, 8, 12, 16	35	39	43	47
	Walker formation
	Plane A	Plane B	Plane C	Plane D
Inclination [deg]	50
RAAN [deg]	0	90	180	270
True Anomaly Sat 1	0	22.626	45.245	67.619
True Anomaly Sat 2	90	112.626	135.245	157.619
True Anomaly Sat 3	180	202.626	225.245	247.619
True Anomaly Sat 4	270	292.626	315.245	337.619
	Along-track formation
Inclination [deg]	97.03
RAAN [deg]	0	0	0	0
True Anomaly Sat 1	0	20	40	60
True Anomaly Sat 2	5	25	45	65
True Anomaly Sat 3	10	30	50	70
True Anomaly Sat 4	15	35	55	75