In order to mitigate the overcrowding problem of geosynchronous orbits, we propose a monitoring satellite placed in a sub-synchronous, retrograde circular orbit. The monitoring satellite has an on-board optical sensor, and observes look-angles of the target geosynchronous satellites that come into the field of view one after another. This kind of monitoring makes it possible to determine the orbit of every target satellite in a short term. Covariance analyses show that the target position determination can be accurate to 350m. The monitoring satellite's orbit determination will be obtained from ranging at two ground stations, with a sufficient accuracy because range biases can be estimated.
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