• ISSN 2097-1893
    • CN 10-1855/P

    高数据质量高精度毫米级重复频率5 kHz卫星激光测距

    High-data-quality, high-precision and millimeter-level of Satellite Laser Ranging at the repetition rate of 5 kHz Satellite Laser Ranging

    • 摘要: 高精度高稳定测量是空间目标高精度定轨、姿态确定等态势感知必要的途径,卫星激光测距(Satellite Laser Ranging, SLR)技术已经发展了60多年,SLR系统精度与稳定性不断提升. 从SLR系统精度的分析,现有测距系统中激光器脉宽与单光子探测器抖动是限制精度提升的重要因素. 本文采用高稳定工业级皮秒窄脉宽(~15 ps)的532 nm皮秒高稳定激光器与高精度(抖动小于35 ps)的高效率(量子效率~50%)的MPD单光子探测器,并对单光子探测器进行非球面镜镜头匹配,应用在上海天文台SLR系统上,系统性能提升显著,地面靶目标测量精度由6~8 mm提升至2~3 mm,探测测星精度由最优的6~10 mm提升至2~4 mm,探测能力满足低轨、高轨与同步轨道的全天时(24 h)测量,同步轨道36000 km北斗compassg8卫星测量精度达到1.9 mm. 系统测距数据质量与长期运行稳定性提升显著,在重复频率5 kHz下进行日夜不间断的SLR观测,数据发送至国际激光测距服务组织(ILRS),从2024年7月至2025年6月一周年测量数据中,地面靶目标测距精度年平均达到2.4 mm,Lageos卫星标准点精度达到0.9 mm,对Lageos卫星轨道评估数据短期稳性5.8 mm,长期稳性2.1 mm,提升了SLR测距数据质量,在国际各个SLR台站中位列前列,国内SLR系统中达到最好的水平,为空间目标的高精度测量提供了有效的途径.

       

      Abstract: High-precision and high-stability measurement is an essential approach for situational awareness of space targets, such as high-precision orbit determination, attitude determination, etc. Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) technology has been developed for more than 60 years, and its accuracy and stability have been continuously improving, the laser pulse width and the jitter of single-photon detectors in the SLR systems are important factors limiting the improvement of ranging accuracy. In this study, a high-stability industrial-grade 532 nm picosecond laser and a high-quantum efficiency MPD single-photon detector (SPAD) are used in the SLR system of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. The pulse width of the laser is ~15 ps; the jitter of SPAD is less than 35 ps and the quantum efficiency is about 50%, a matched aspheric len is applied for the SPAD. The measurement accuracy of ground targets is improved from 6-8mm to 2-3 mm, and the satellite measurement accuracy is enhanced from the optimal 6-10 mm to 2-4 mm, meeting the 24-hour measurement requirements of low-orbit, high-orbit, and geosynchronous orbit satellites. Specifically, the measurement accuracy of the BeiDou Compassg8 satellite in the geosynchronous orbit (36000 km) reaches 1.9 mm, which shows significant improvements in system ranging accuracy and long-term operational stability. Continuous day-and-night routine SLR observations are carried out at a repetition rate of 5 kHz, and the data are sent to the International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS). Based on the one-year measurement data from July 2024 to June 2025, the annual average ranging accuracy of ground targets reaches 2.4 mm; the normal point accuracy of the lageos satellite reaches 0.9 mm; the short-term stability of orbit evaluation data for the lageos satellite is 5.8 mm; and the long-term stability is 2.1 mm. These results indicate that the quality of SLR ranging data has been improved, ranking among the top in international SLR stations and achieving the best level among domestic SLR systems. Thus it provides an effective approach for high-precision measurement of space targets.

       

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