Method for calibrating spatial errors, and method and system for estimating the attitude of a vehicle

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A method for calibrating spatial errors induced by phase biases having a detrimental effect on the measurements of phase differences of radio signals received by three unaligned receiving antennas of a vehicle. An inter-satellite angular deviation of a pair of satellites is estimated in two different ways: on the basis of the respective positions of the vehicle and of the satellites to obtain a theoretical inter-satellite angular deviation; and on the basis of the respective directions of incidence of the satellites relative to the vehicle, which are determined from phase measurements, to obtain an estimated inter-satellite angular deviation. The space errors are estimated on the basis of said theoretical and estimated inter-satellite angular deviations. Also, a method and system for estimating the attitude of a vehicle, in particular a spacecraft.

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AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS31 RUE DES COSMONAUTES ZI DU PALAYS TOULOUSE CEDEX 4 31402
CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES CNES2 PLACE MAURICE QUENTIN PARIS F-75001

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Broquet, Renaud Toulouse, FR 1 2
Montel, Johan Maurens Scopont, FR 2 2
Polle, Bernard Saint Orens de Gameville, FR 8 88

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