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To this end, two methods are designed to track sunlight using solar remote-sensing instruments (SRSIs). The primary method is to use the offset angles of the guide mirror for closed-loop tracking, while the alternative method is to use the sunlight angles, calculated from the satellite attitude, solar vector, and mechanical installation correction parameters, for open-loop tracking. By comprehensively analyzing the error and rectifying the calibration of the solar tracking system, we demonstrate that the absolute value of the azimuth tracking precision is less than 0.0121\u00b0 and the pitch is less than 0.0037\u00b0 with the primary method. Correspondingly, they are 0.0992\u00b0 and 0.0960\u00b0 with the alternative method. These precisions meet the requirements of SRSIs. In addition, recalibration due to mechanical vibration during the satellite\u2019s launch may invalidate the above methods, leading to the failure of SRSIs. Hence, we propose a dedicated injection parameter strategy to rectify the sunlight angles to capture and track the sunlight successfully. The stable and effective results in the ultraviolet to near-infrared spectrum validate the SRSI\u2019s high-precision sunlight tracking performance. Furthermore, the above methods can also be applied to all orbital inclinations and may provide a solution for capturing and tracking moving targets.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs15082213","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,21]],"date-time":"2023-04-21T10:11:25Z","timestamp":1682071885000},"page":"2213","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Methods of Analyzing the Error and Rectifying the Calibration of a Solar Tracking System for High-Precision Solar Tracking in Orbit"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Yingqiu","family":"Shao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhanfeng","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xiaohu","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yu","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bo","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Guanyu","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jifeng","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1121","DOI":"10.5194\/angeo-37-1121-2019","article-title":"Dust obserbations with antenna measurements and its prospects for observations with Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter","volume":"37","author":"Ingrid","year":"2019","journal-title":"Ann. 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