Improvement and Simulation of an Autonomous Time Synchronization Algorithm for a Layered Satellite Constellation

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Link types</td><td align="center">Percentage of satellite mutual-visual time accounting for simulation cycle</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">GEO-GEO</td><td align="center">100%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">GEO-IGSO</td><td align="center">100%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">GEO-MEO</td><td align="center">97.47%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">IGSO-MEO</td><td align="center">98.55%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Comparison of mutual visual conditions for GEO, IGSO, and MEO satellites.

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Table 1: Improvement and Simulation of an Autonomous Time Synchronization Algorithm for a Layered Satellite Constellation 