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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Hans L. Trautenberg, Ottobrunn, DE;
Michael Kirchner, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Hans L. Trautenberg, Ottobrunn, DE;
Michael Kirchner, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Astrium GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/01 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and method for orbit prediction of satellites are provided. An accelerometer measures non-gravity forces acting on a satellite. A processor receives measured non-gravity forces from the accelerometer, estimates the contributions of the measured non-gravity forces to the movement of the satellite, and predicts the orbit of the satellite based on the estimated contributions of the non-gravity forces to the movement of the satellite.