Earth sensing capabilities yesterday and today

At present, the expansion of the orbital constellation of Earth remote sensing satellites continues. The technical characteristics of the imaging equipment are being improved. The article discusses the main reasons for the inaccurate referencing of Earth remote sensing data, namel...

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Main Author: P. Razzhivalov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University 2021-06-01
Series:Physical Sciences and Technology
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Online Access:https://phst.kaznu.kz/index.php/journal/article/view/247/222
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spelling doaj-a058e49cdd4647f98dfacabb298ed1ca2021-10-11T10:09:34ZengAl-Farabi Kazakh National UniversityPhysical Sciences and Technology2409-61212522-13612021-06-0181-2263410.26577/phst.2021.v8.i1.03Earth sensing capabilities yesterday and todayP. Razzhivalov0 Institute of Nano – MicroSystem Technology National Research University of Electronic TechnologyAt present, the expansion of the orbital constellation of Earth remote sensing satellites continues. The technical characteristics of the imaging equipment are being improved. The article discusses the main reasons for the inaccurate referencing of Earth remote sensing data, namely, the errors in measuring the parameters of the orbit and the error in the orientation of the spacecraft. It has been established that the Glonass / GPS systems are responsible for the first error, and the devices for determining the coordinates of stars (orientation sensors by stars) are responsible for the second. The analysis of the modern devices characteristics for determining the stars coordinates of spacecraft from well-known world companies has been carried out.It has been established that the results of measurements of these systems and devices must be taken into account in the geometric correction of images. The problems associated with the stages of development, production and control tests of the performance of these devices have been identified. The solution of these problems will make it possible to equip spacecraft for remote sensing of the Earth with star sensors, which, working in conjunction with imaging equipment, will be able to provide the required characteristics of the images obtained with a spatial resolution of less than 40-50 cm and a spatial reference accuracy of 2-3 m. The accuracy of devices measurement for determining the coordinates of stars affects the accuracy of the images binding of Earth remote sensing. It was found that the accuracy sensor characteristics of the Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences are in the range from 1 arc.sec. up to 2 arc.sec. The main contribution to the error is made by the standard deviation of measurements carried out with the help of devices for determining the coordinates of the stars (random error).https://phst.kaznu.kz/index.php/journal/article/view/247/222remote sensingstar sensorerror
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Earth sensing capabilities yesterday and today
Physical Sciences and Technology
remote sensing
star sensor
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title Earth sensing capabilities yesterday and today
title_short Earth sensing capabilities yesterday and today
title_full Earth sensing capabilities yesterday and today
title_fullStr Earth sensing capabilities yesterday and today
title_full_unstemmed Earth sensing capabilities yesterday and today
title_sort earth sensing capabilities yesterday and today
publisher Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
series Physical Sciences and Technology
issn 2409-6121
2522-1361
publishDate 2021-06-01
description At present, the expansion of the orbital constellation of Earth remote sensing satellites continues. The technical characteristics of the imaging equipment are being improved. The article discusses the main reasons for the inaccurate referencing of Earth remote sensing data, namely, the errors in measuring the parameters of the orbit and the error in the orientation of the spacecraft. It has been established that the Glonass / GPS systems are responsible for the first error, and the devices for determining the coordinates of stars (orientation sensors by stars) are responsible for the second. The analysis of the modern devices characteristics for determining the stars coordinates of spacecraft from well-known world companies has been carried out.It has been established that the results of measurements of these systems and devices must be taken into account in the geometric correction of images. The problems associated with the stages of development, production and control tests of the performance of these devices have been identified. The solution of these problems will make it possible to equip spacecraft for remote sensing of the Earth with star sensors, which, working in conjunction with imaging equipment, will be able to provide the required characteristics of the images obtained with a spatial resolution of less than 40-50 cm and a spatial reference accuracy of 2-3 m. The accuracy of devices measurement for determining the coordinates of stars affects the accuracy of the images binding of Earth remote sensing. It was found that the accuracy sensor characteristics of the Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences are in the range from 1 arc.sec. up to 2 arc.sec. The main contribution to the error is made by the standard deviation of measurements carried out with the help of devices for determining the coordinates of the stars (random error).
topic remote sensing
star sensor
error
url https://phst.kaznu.kz/index.php/journal/article/view/247/222
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