The orbital maintenance operations of the GPM Core Observatory was predicted to have routine drag makeup maneuvers to maintain the mission orbit. The maneuver frequency and estimated fuel usage calculated prelaunch were very comparable to the actual values observed after launch for the first two years. However, when the solar minimum was being entered, instead of seeing the need for less frequent station keeping maneuvers the operations team had to adjust the maneuver plan operations in order to maintain orbit requirements during the low atmospheric drag period predicted to last as long as 2021.
GPM Orbital Maintenance Planning and Operations in Low Solar Activity Environment
International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps 2018) ; 2018 ; Marseille, France
2018-05-28
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Englisch
Astrodynamics , orbit , GPM , flight dynamics
GPM Orbital Maintenance Planning and Operations in Low Solar Activity Environment (AIAA 2018-2308)
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