Low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation has the advantages of stronger received signal and rapider change of spatial geometry, which can be complementary to the GNSS constellation of medium-or high-Earth orbit, and has significant advantages in augmenting the accuracy, integrity, continuity and availability of GNSS, and has become a hotspot in the field of current satellite navigation. Firstly, this paper briefly presents the existing GNSS augmentation systems and summarizes the developing actuality of LEO navigation augmentation constellations at home and abroad.In allusion to LEO navigation augmentation, the advantages and disadvantages of the low-, medium-and high-Earth orbits used for satellite navigation are compared and analyzed. Moreover, the opportunities that LEO navigation augmentation system brings in terms of the combined precise orbit determination (POD), rapid and precise positioning, space weather monitoring, and indoor positioning are emphatically discussed.The challenges that the space segment, ground segment and user segment will face are also analyzed and pointed out.
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Fujian Ma (2019) studied this question.