Ballistic structure of the NANO-KA multi-satellite low-orbital cluster for performing radar and gravimetric measurements

S.I. Donchenko, V.F. Fateev, R.A. Davlatov 

FSUE “VNIIFTRI”, Mendeleevo, Moscow region, Russia
director@vniiftri.ru,
generalfat@mail.ru,
davlatov_r_a@mail.ru

Al’manac of Modern Metrology № 1 (37) 2024, pages 52–59

Abstract. Determination of the parameters of the Earth’s gravitational field in remote and hard-to-reach territories and waters, especially in the Arctic zone, is possible using only space-based measuring instruments. This paper examines the ballistic structure of a multi-satellite low-orbit cluster to determine gravitational potential gradients.

Keywords: Earth’s gravitational field, gravitational potential gradient, nanosatellite cluster, onboard navigation equipment.

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