Research Article

Refinement of GRACE-FO Kinematic Orbit by Combining Least Squares Method and Orbital Dynamic Model

Table 2

GRACE-FO satellite dynamic model selection and parameter setting.

TypeDescription

Earth gravity modelEGM2008_SMALL ()
N-bodyJPL DE405
Earth rotationIERS2010XY
Solid earth tidesTIDE2000
Ocean tidesFES2004
GPS satellite PCV correctionigs08.atx
GPS elevation cutoff
Initial orbital state
Receiver clock errorPer epoch
AmbiguitiesFloat values