Peak orbit propagation errors (3D, in m) over two weeks after a two-day orbit determination for different integration methods, step sizes, and shadow boundary handling
| Step [s] | RK4R | DP5 | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| without | with | without | with | ||
| boundary handling | boundary handling | ||||
| 50 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | (ref) | |
| 100 | 21 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 0.3 | |
| 150 | 110 | 37 | 15 | 0.8 | |
| 200 | 1300 | 156 | 35 | 2.6 | All satellites |
| 0.1 | 0.1 | Plane A and B | |||
| 35 | 2.6 | Plane C | |||
| 34 | 0.7 | E14/E18 | |||
| 250 | - | - | 62 | 8.5 | |
| 300 | - | - | 120 | 22 | |