Satellite Constellation Optimization for Emitter Geolocalization Missions Based on Angle of Arrival Techniques

Asciolla, M., Blázquez-García, R., Cratere, A., Passaro, V.M.N., Dell’Olio, F. (2025) Sensors

The context of this study is the geolocation of signal emitters on the Earth’s surface through satellite platforms able to perform Angle of Arrival (AOA) measurements. This paper provides the theoretical framework to solve the optimization problem for the orbital deployment of the satellites minimizing the variance on the position error estimation with constraints on the line of sight (LOS). The problem is theoretically formulated for an arbitrary number of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and…

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