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Lunar exploration puts forward higher requirements in terms of performances for the subsystems. As for the navigation system, the GPS receiver provides autonomous navigation service on board in Low Earth Orbit environment, so it calls for a possible extension to Earth-to-Moon missions. This paper, referring to the Third Stage of China Lunar Exploration Program mission which is “returning” in the three stages “circling landing and returning”, investigates such a possibility, considering present and foreseen available GNSS signals. Carrier-to-noise levels achievable during the mission are evaluated. Moreover, the high-sensitivity GNSS receiver system design is discussed.
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Wen, C., Wang, M., Qi, L., Li, D., Qiu, Y. (2015). The Application of the GNSS Receiver in the Third Stage of China Lunar Exploration Program. In: Shen, R., Qian, W. (eds) Proceedings of the 27th Conference of Spacecraft TT&C Technology in China. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 323. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44687-4_1
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