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