A satellite-borne sensor can view a region at or above the Earth's surface. Except for geosynchronous satellites this region moves relative the the Earth, so that constellations of satellites are generally necessary for continuous coverage. Satellite constellations which minimize the number of satellites required for continuous coverage are derived as a function of the angle subtended at the Earth's center by the coverage of a single satellite. This is done for single and triple continuous coverage of the entire Earth and of the polar regions extending to arbitrary latitude.
Design of satellite constellations for optimal continuous coverage
Satellitenkonstellationen fuer optimale Dauerbedeckung
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ; 14 , 3 ; 466-473
1978
8 Seiten, 11 Bilder, 5 Tabellen, 8 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
SATELLIT , SATELLITENBAHN , ERDOBERFLAECHE , HOEHE , DAUERBETRIEB , SENSOR
Near-Polar Satellite Constellations for Continuous Global Coverage
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