Table 4
Test result of Spacecraft Ephemeris Generation by Hermite interpolation
Interpolation order | Interpolation interval (min) | Maximum distance error (m) | Mean distance error (m) | Standard deviation (m) | Data budget (byte/day) | Requirements satisfaction |
6 | 30 | 140.61 | 47.98 | 35.20 | 7,296 | no |
| 60 | 6,744.78 | 2,838.89 | 1,998.27 | 3,648 | no |
|
8 | 30 | 15.28 | 2.47 | 2.63 | 9,600 | yes |
| 60 | 155.82 | 1.43 | 36.74 | 4,800 | no |
|
10 | 60 | 59.34 | 10.92 | 12.76 | 5,952 | no |
| 90 | 220.33 | 41.40 | 47.69 | 4,464 | no |
|
12 | 60 | 84.38 | 6.94 | 11.13 | 7,104 | no |
| 90 | 195.95 | 21.74 | 30.22 | 4,736 | no |