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Autonomous navigation method and technology implementation of high-precision solar spectral velocity measurement

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The velocity information of spacecraft can be directly obtained by the autonomous navigation method based on astronomical spectral velocity measurement. It provides complete direct velocity measurement information for the traditional navigation methods represented by astronomical angle measurement and astronomical ranging, which is of great significance for spacecraft high precision autonomous navigation. This paper comprehensively introduces the principle and navigation method of astronomical spectral velocity measurement, as well as the technical realization of the solar atomic frequency discriminator for autonomous navigation (SAFDAN) based on atomic frequency discrimination velocity measurement. The new SAFDAN is the first instrument to measure the Doppler velocity of spacecraft relative to the Sun. Carried by the CHASE mission, the in-orbit experiment of the SAFDAN is realized, and the in-orbit velocity measurement accuracy reaches 1.93 m/s, which effectively verifies the feasibility of the astronomical spectral velocity measurement method and technology.

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  1. Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, Shanghai, 201109, China

    Wei Zhang, Wei You, Hui Ye, Xiao Chen, QingLong Huang & Wei Zhang

  2. Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering, Shanghai, 201109, China

    Wei Zhang, Wei You, Hui Ye, Xiao Chen, QingLong Huang & Wei Zhang

  3. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Deep Space Exploration Technology, Shanghai, 201109, China

    Wei Zhang, Wei You, Hui Ye, Xiao Chen, QingLong Huang & Wei Zhang

  4. State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy of Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China

    Yong Yang, JinZhou Zheng, KaiJun Ji, Xin Lin, XueWu Cheng & FaQuan Li

  5. University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China

    KaiJun Ji

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The data used in this paper come from the CHASE mission project supported by China National Space Administration (CNSA).

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Zhang, W., Yang, Y., You, W. et al. Autonomous navigation method and technology implementation of high-precision solar spectral velocity measurement. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 65, 289606 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-022-1922-3

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