Journal of the Geodetic Society of Japan
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Results for Orbit Determination of the Three Satellites of Kaguya
Sander GoossensKoji MatsumotoYoshiaki IshiharaQinghui LiuFuyuhiko KikuchiHirotomo Noda
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2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages 255-268

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Results are presented for the orbit determination of the three satellites of Kaguya. Doppler data fit for the main satellite is typically at a level of 0.5 mm/s, and that for the subsatellites is typically less than 0.5 mm/s. Orbit accuracy for the main satellite from altimeter crossovers gives a total orbit accuracy of 50 m. Orbit overlaps confirm this total accuracy, and show a radial accuracy of generally less than 1 m. For the subsatellites Rstar and Vstar, accuracy is restricted due to sparse data coverage, but the inclusion of high-precision differential VLBI data improves the consistency of the orbits greatly, to a level of ten meter in a three-dimensional sense.
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