Evaluation of different satellite navigation methods for the Moon in the future exploration age

Sirbu, Gheorghe; Leonardi, Mauro; Stallo, Cosimo; Lauro, Carmine Di; Carosi, Mattia

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.04.017

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“…The possibility of offering a navigation service similar to GPS or GALILEO navigation systems, even on a reduced scale and limited performance, has been recently carried out by many studies (ref. [3]). Both NASA and ESA, with the Moonlight mission concept (ref.…”

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Filtering Strategies for Relative Navigation in Lunar Scenarios Using LCNS

Sabatini,

Palmerini

2024

Aerospace

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This paper investigates the performance of the forthcoming lunar navigation satellite systems for estimating not only the position of an onboard receiver in a lunar inertial reference frame but also, and with a consistent accuracy, the relative position between two or more spacecraft in proximity. This could be the case of two spacecraft performing a rendezvous, of a lander released by an orbiter, or the case of the permanent relative navigation service for a formation of satellites around the Moon. The considered observables are the pseudorange and pseudorange-rate measurements provided by the upcoming lunar communication and navigation system (LCNS), expected to support lunar missions. A single-stage Kalman filter is implemented, and its performance is demonstrated through error statistics, which are then compared to what can be achieved with sequential filtering.

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confidence: 99%