2022/03/08 by Troy Rockwood, Rockwood, Troy, Greg Steeger +4 · 1 citation
Engineering · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Aerospace engineering #Algorithm #Applied Physics (physics.app-ph) #Computer science #Constellation #Distributed computing #Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP) #Element (criminal law) #Engineering #FOS: Physical sciences #Geometry #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Line (geometry) #Mathematics #Notional amount #Orbit (dynamics) #Physics #Real-time computing #Satellite #Satellite constellation #Set (abstract data type) #Space (punctuation) #Space Physics (physics.space-ph) #Space Satellite Systems and Control #Spacecraft Design and Technology #Spacecraft Dynamics and Control #astro-ph.EP #astro-ph.IM #physics.app-ph #physics.space-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2203.04204
8 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2022/03/08 · openalex publication_date 2022/03/08 · arxiv updated 2022/03/09 · openalex created_date 2022/04/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
As space becomes increasingly populated with new satellites and systems, modeling and simulating existing and future systems becomes more important. The two-line element set has been a standard format for sharing data about a satellite's orbit since the 1960s, and well-developed algorithms can predict the future location of satellites based on this data. In order to simulate potential future systems, especially when mixed with existing systems, data must be generated to represent the desired orbits. We present a means to create two-line element sets with parameters that closely resemble real satellite behavior, and rely on a novel approach to calculate the mean motion for even greater accuracy.