Progress and performance evaluation of Bei Dou global navigation satellite system： Data analysis based on BDS-3 demonstration system

The first two Medium Earth Orbit(MEO) satellites of the third generation of Bei Dou satellite navigation System(BDS-3) were successfully launched on November 5, 2017. This historical launch starts the new era of the global navigation satellite system of Bei Dou. Before the first two satellites of BDS-3, a demonstration system for BDS-3 with five satellites,including two Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit satellites(IGSO) and three MEO satellites, was established between 2015 and2016 for testing the new payloads, new designed signals and new techniques. In the demonstration system, the new S frequency signal and satellite hydrogen clock as well as inter-satellite link(ISL) based on Ka-band signals with time-division multiple addresses(TDMA) were tested. This paper mainly analyzes the performances of the demonstration system, including the signalto-noise ratios, pseudorange errors and the multipath errors of the civilian signals of BDS-3. The qualities of signals in space,time synchronization and timing precision were tested as well. Most of the performances were compared with those of the regional Bei Dou satellite navigation system(BDS-2). At last, the performances of positioning, navigation and timing(PNT) of the future Bei Dou global system(BDS-3) were evaluated based on the signal quality of the present demonstration satellite system.

Principle and performance of BDSBAS and PPP-B2b of BDS-3

Within the framework of diferential augmentation,this paper introduces the basic technical framework and performance of the BeiDou Global Navigation Satellite System(BDS-3)Satellite-Based Augmentation System(BDSBAS),including orbit products,satellite clock ofset products,ionosphere and its integrity performance.The basic principle of BDS-3 Precise Point Positioning(PPP-B2b)is expounded,the similarities and diferences between the PPP service provided by BDS-3 and International Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS)Service(IGS)are discussed,and the limitations of PPP-B2b are analyzed.Since both the BDSBAS and PPP-B2b utilize a ground monitoring station network to determine the satellite orbits and clock ofset corrections,and broadcast diferential corrections through the three Geostationary Orbit(GEO)satellites of BDS-3,the feasibility of the co-construction of BDSBAS and PPP-B2b is analyzed,strategies for the infrastructure sharing and correction broadcasting are presented,and the infuences of BDSBAS correction broadcasting strategy adjustment are evaluated.In addition,it assesses the possibility of broadcasting diferential corrections through the Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit(IGSO)satellites of BDS-3,and the feasibility of augmenting satellite navigation with Low Earth Orbit(LEO)satellites.