The Application of GPS Navigation System to the H-11 Orbiting Plane

Isao Kawano, Yasufumi Wakabayashi, Tatsushi Izumi, Masatoshi Harigae, Masayuki Ikeuchi and Hiroaki Maeda

Abstract:	The present paper describes the applications of GPS Navigation system to the H-II orbiting plane (HOPE). The HOPE is a Japanese space transportation vehicle which will be launched in the end of 1990s. It is launched by the H-II rocket, a Japanese main launcher of next generation, and returns to the Earth by itself after various orbital operations. The GPS navigation system is a key component to guide the HOPE safely during on-orbit, rendezvous, de-orbit and approach phases. This paper presents the analytical results of GPS receiver design and orbit determination, specifically expected pseudorange and delta pseudorange variations, tolerance to high dynamic motion, TTFF, antenna location and navigation performance. The receiver design is to be verified beforehand by installing the GPS receiver on the orbital re-entry experimental vehicle (OREX). The OREX will be launched in 1993 by the first H-II rocket. The main purpose of GPS experiment by the OREX is to evaluate the functions and the performance of GPS navigation system during on-orbit and re-entry before installing it on the HOPE. The present paper also shows the details of this experiment.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 3rd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1990) September 19 - 21, 1990 The Broadmoor Hotel Colorado Spring, CO
Pages:	305 - 314
Cite this article:	Kawano, Isao, Wakabayashi, Yasufumi, Izumi, Tatsushi, Harigae, Masatoshi, Ikeuchi, Masayuki, Maeda, Hiroaki, "The Application of GPS Navigation System to the H-11 Orbiting Plane," Proceedings of the 3rd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1990), Colorado Spring, CO, September 1990, pp. 305-314.
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