The invention relates to the technical field of
satellite orbit determination, in particular to a low-
orbit giant
constellation autonomous
orbit determination method based on a
star sensor and inter-
satellite angle measurement. The method comprises the following steps: step 1, determining a
constellation configuration by using inter-
satellite quantity measurement: expressing each satellite state quantity in a
constellation by using six elements, constructing a partial derivative matrix of inter-satellite quantity measurement relative to state information, constructing a linear equation set according to the state quantity, the quantity measurement and the partial derivative matrix, and determining a constellation configuration; and solving the satellite state quantity describing the constellation configuration through an improved least square method. Step 2, correcting constellation drift by using a
star sensor and a camera quantity measurement and combining the constellation configuration in the step 1: acquiring a true value of an included angle between an adjacent satellite
direction vector and a certain fixed star
direction vector by using the
star sensor and the camera, then calculating an estimated value of the included angle between the adjacent satellite
direction vector and the certain fixed star direction vector, and correcting the constellation drift; and the difference between the real value and the estimated value of the included angle is minimized to realize constellation correction. By adopting the scheme,
orbit determination can be realized without relying on a ground observation
station, and data is easy to manage.