International Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Research Article

Real-Time On-Orbit Estimation Method for Microthruster Thrust Based on High-Precision Orbit Determination

Algorithm 1

Calculate the exposure factor .
(1) Input: r, rs Re.
(2) D⟵r, rs
(3) mo_r⟵
(4) mo_ rs⟵
(5) if D>0
(6)  then F⟵1;
(7) elseif D<=0
(8)  then H2⟵mo_r2-(D/mo_rs)2;
(9)  if H2>=Re2
(10)    then F⟵1;
(11)  elseif H2<Re2
(12)    then F⟵1;
(13)  end
(14) end