GNSS-2 (Global Navigation Satellite System of Second Generation) is a new generation of satellite-based navigation system. The primary goal is to improve the existing satellite systems such as GPS and GLONASS. Europes contribution to a new navigation satellite system of GNSS-2 is called Galileo. The typical space segment of a GNSS-2 system is composed of inclined geosynchronous (IGSO), geostationary (GEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. The space segment of the Galileo system is now only composed of MEO satellites. With this new satellite navigation system precise navigation and positioning with accuracy of at least 10 meters without differential techniques may be achieved. Therefore high precision orbit determination is required for successful applications of GNSS-2/Galileo systems with this accuracy level. The precise orbit determinations of IGSO, GEO and MEO satellites are discussed using dynamic and kinematic methods in this dissertation. The effort is focused, however, on IGSO and GEO satellites on ground tracking stations. In Chapter 1, GNSS-2/Galileo development plan and phase are presented. In Chapter 2, the basic observations of orbit determination are discussed, in Chapter 3 current systems used for various orbit determination applications are evaluated, in Chapter 4 major sources of observation errors are analyzed, in Chapter 5 perturbations on IGSO, GEO and MEO are modeled and estimated, in Chapter 6 major algorithms of orbit determination of IGSO, GEO and MEO, for examples, dynamic, reduced dynamic and kinematic methods are developed and discussed, in Chapter 7 high accuracy of IGSO and GEO orbit determination using carrier phase observation are discussed, in Chapter 8 a serious problem of GEO orbit determination during satellite maneuvers is presented and solved, and finally in Chapter 9 the simulation results of a possible satellite tracking system of GNSS-2/Galileo are presented.    «

GNSS-2 (Global Navigation Satellite System of Second Generation) is a new generation of satellite-based navigation system. The primary goal is to improve the existing satellite systems such as GPS and GLONASS. Europes contribution to a new navigation satellite system of GNSS-2 is called Galileo. The typical space segment of a GNSS-2 system is composed of inclined geosynchronous (IGSO), geostationary (GEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. The space segment of the Galileo system is now on...    »