Abstract
Due to cloud cover, the performance provided by optical or lidar satellite systems may differ from the predicted performance. This work presents a means of rapidly assessing the coverage that can be expected from a satellite constellation considering cloud probability. Alatitude-specific pseudo-circumference is defined and calculated using a cloud factor to provide insights into the relative coverage available to different regions. Comparison of the results from the presented method with simulated and historical data collected by the Sentinel-2 constellation shows the potential of the proposed method to calculate expected time between cloud free images when averaged over the long-term. Appropriate choice of cloud model is found to be an important consideration to ensure the validity of the method.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2023 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 7 Aug 2023 |
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Space Systems Research Group
Smith, K. (PI), Roberts, P. (PI), Crisp, N. (PI), Mcgrath, C. (PI), Parslew, B. (CoI), Hollingsworth, P. (CoI), Utyuzhnikov, S. (CoI), Lo, K. C. J. (Researcher), Muirhead, I. (PGR student), Wijacinski, K. (PGR student), Kent, B. (PGR student), Mackintosh, J. (PGR student) & Lopez Pardo, B. (PGR student)
Project: Research