The high precision electrostatic accelerometer is one of the key payloads for Earth's gravitational satellite, and its sensitivity parameters directly determine the non-conservative force measurement, and eventually affect the precision of the Earth's gravitational field recovery. In this paper, the in-orbit gravitational calibration of the high precision space electrostatic accelerometer is discussed. A theoretical analysis shows that the two high sensitive axes of the SuperSTAR accelerometer with a resolution of 10-10 m/s2 used in GRACE mission can be calibrated by rotating a spherical attracting mass with a turn table.
王强, 万庆元, 周泽兵. 高精度空间加速度计在轨引力标定方案[J]. 物探与化探, 2007, 31(2): 153-156.
WANG Qiang, WAN Qing-yuan, ZHOU Ze-bing. IN-ORBIT GRAVITIONAL CALIBRATION RESEARCH ON THE HIGH PRECISION SPACE ACCELEROMETER. Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, 2007, 31(2): 153-156.
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