A new interpolation method based on satellite physical character in using IGS precise ephemeris

Due to the deficiency of sliding lagrange polynomial interpolation, the author proposes a new interpolation method, which considers the physical character of satellite movement in coordinate transformation and reasonable selection of interpolation function. Precision of the two methods is compared by a numerical example. The result shows that the new method is superior to the sliding lagrange polynomial interpolation in interpolation and extrapolation, especially in extrapolation that is over short time spans.