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Research Article

Initial orbit determination of some cislunar orbits based on short-arc optical observations

Xiyun Hou1( )Bosheng Li1Xin Liu1Haowen Cheng2Ming Shen2Peng Wang3Xiaosheng Xin4
School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023 China
National Astronomical Observatories, Beijing 100012, China
China Spacesat Co. Ltd., Beijing 100037, China
Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunication Technology, Beijing 100094, China
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Ground- and space-based optical observation is an efficient way to catalog objects in the cislunar space. Initial orbit determination based on optical data is still an open problem for cislunar objects. The motion of these objects usually follows the law of three bodies instead of the two-body one, so current algorithms based on the two-body relation should be revised. Moreover, due to the long duration of most cislunar objects, optical observations of even hours can cover only a small fraction of one orbit, making the initial orbit determination of these objects a typical too-short-arc problem, which is difficult. A way to address this problem is to use the admissible region. In this study, an efficient algorithm constrained by the admissible region is proposed. It is easy to implement because it uses only simple iterations. Its efficiency is proven by comparing it with that of one traditional initial orbit determination algorithm.

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Astrodynamics
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Cite this article:
Hou X, Li B, Liu X, et al. Initial orbit determination of some cislunar orbits based on short-arc optical observations. Astrodynamics, 2024, 8(3): 455-469. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42064-024-0210-z

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Received: 27 November 2023
Accepted: 09 March 2024
Published: 15 June 2024
© Tsinghua University Press 2024
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