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A correlation-consistent distributed orbit determination and broadcast ephemeris generation scheme for LEO constellations

Aug 2026 · GPS Solutions · Vol 30 · 0 citations · 47 references

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This study proposes a two-step distributed autonomous orbit determination (AOD) and broadcast ephemeris generation framework and demonstrates that the proposed method reduces the broadcast ephemeris user range error (URE) by more than 19% for GRACE-FO satellites and by 44.4% for a multi-satellite LEO constellation compared with the conventional distributed algorithm.

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