Integrated Navigation and Communication Service for LEO Satellites Based on BDS-3 Global Short Message Communication

Abstract

Massive global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations have been developed rapidly with the characteristics of higher number and shorter orbital periods of LEO satellites in recent years. The increasing requirements of real-time orbit determination and emergency data transfer in full arc can hardly meet by traditional regional ground stations. An integrated communication and navigation service architecture based on the third phase of the BeiDou system(BDS-3) Global Short Message Communication (GSMC) is proposed, which enables global coverage and random access. The GSMC downlink single-frequency signal is used for real-time orbit determination, and is further combined with B1C navigation signal for real-time dual-frequency high-precision orbit determination. Considering fast moving of LEO satellites and short burst of uplink messages, the uplink BDS-3 satellite selection strategy based on carrier-to-noise ratio, and uplink high-precision compensation of frequency shift are adopted to increase the communication success rate. The service architecture proposed can improve the precision of the autonomous orbit determination and enhance the capability of real-time command transmission of LEO satellites even without the traditional ground stations involved. According to the simulated analysis and first on-board test data, the integrated communication and navigation service has been validated. The precision of single-frequency real-time orbit determination can reach 2.83m, and the precision of dual-frequency can reach 0.26m. The average time delay of communication is about 11.45s, and the success rate is about 99.8%. The method may provide alternative means of real-time high-precision orbit determination and emergency data transfer of LEO satellites.

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