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ABSTRACT
The GaoFen-14 (GF-14) satellite is China’s most recent high-resolution earth observation satellite system. It is equipped with a two linear-array stereo camera and is intend for topographic mapping at 1:10,000-scale without ground control points (GCPs). The technical parameters of payloads will change once the satellite enters orbit. As a result, strict on-orbit geometric calibration is necessary. This study performs the on-orbit geometric calibration of the GF-14 stereo camera using ground calibration data. The exterior orientation errors are corrected by a comprehensive bias matrix, internal orientation errors are described by a fifth order polynomial. The results of Yinchuan calibration field show that the planar accuracy is better than 286 m (RMS) before calibration, and improved to 2.11 m (front camera) and 1.51 m (back camera) by external orientation, and further improved to 1.46 m (front camera) and 0.99 m (back camera) after internal calibration. The front intersection accuracy reaches 0.67 m in plane (RMS) and 1.10 m in elevation (RMS), respectively. Checking by multiple global check points (CKPs), the planar and elevation RMS reaches 2.38 m (5.09 m in CE90) and 2.08 m (3.43 m in LE90), respectively.
Acknowledgments
The authors are grateful for the editors and reviewers of this manuscript. Also, we would like to thank Ding Lei, Li Guoyuan and Shi Yulin, engineers of Aerospace Stellar Technology Co., Ltd. (503) for their data and technical support.
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