Abstract:To cover certain area on the ground in some period of future time,orbital transfer is needed for running satellites,and the orbital parameters after shifting should be calculated. This paper calculates six parameters of satellite orbit basing on part parameters(ellipse orbit a,i and e,circle orbit a and i) of running satellite, the coordinates of satellite projection position on the ground and the distance between a satellite and the earth at t time of the day. Therefore, the parameters of satellite orbit are obtained when the satellite covers the area whose centre is the satellite projection position on the ground at t time of the day. The parameters of satellite orbit are calculated by three coordinate components of satellite position and velocity at t time of the day in rooted celestial coordinate system of J2000.0. It is simulated with Satellite Tool Kit(STK) 6.0 High-Precision Orbit Propagator by importing satellite orbit parameters obtained at t time of the day, the distance between the position of a satellite projection on the ground in STK 6.0 and that setup beforehand is 6.63 m. The result satisfies the requirements of satellite for covering ground. The satellite orbit parameters needed to continually cover the area for some time after t time of the day should be calculated according to common ground track for satellites. The calculated results of satellite orbit parameters are validated by STK 6.0 High-Precision Orbit Propagator.