Table 5
Test result of Sun Ephemeris Generation by Polynomial interpolation with Uniform node

Interpolation order Interpolation interval (days) Maximum distance error (km) Mean distance error (km) Standard deviation (km) Data budget (byte/day) Requirements satisfaction
4 8 72.19 19.62 14.98 390 yes
16 980.22 298.69 220.01 195 yes
32 11,026.53 4,032.19 2,681.76 97.5 no

5 8 7.64 1.46 1.41 480 yes
16 162.76 38.89 33.71 240 yes
32 2,359.21 831.34 561.10 120 yes

6 8 1.40 0.17 0.22 570 yes
16 53.67 7.77 9.80 285 yes
32 1,134.14 300.78 266.81 142.5 yes

7 8 0.30 0.02 0.04 660 yes
16 20.42 2.08 3.24 330 yes
32 637.00 119.58 137.59 165 yes

8 8 0.07 4.02E-3 8.28E-3 750 yes
16 8.48 0.63 1.21 375 yes
32 398.53 62.81 81.42 187.5 yes