Abstract: With the successful construction of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), the observations and positioning performance of the three new frequency bands of BDS-3 need to be further evaluated. In this paper, data from 20 International GNSS Service (IGS) monitoring stations around the world are selected. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), pseudorange multipath (MP) error and pseudorange positioning error of six frequency band codes observations of the BDS-3 system are analyzed. The results show that the SNR of the six frequency bands from large to small is: B2a+b, B3I, B2a, B2b, B1C, and B1I; the pseudorange MP error of the six frequency bands from small to large is: B2a+b, B2a, B3I, B1C, B2b, and B1I; the B3I frequency band observation has the highest positioning accuracy. The positioning accuracy of the B2a+b and B2a frequency bands is at the same level and significantly better than that of the B1C frequency band. Currently, there are relatively few satellites tracked by the receiver, and the accuracy and stability are relatively poor when positioning independently. The research results can provide reference for the application and development of BDS-3.
Keywords: BDS-3; signal-to-noise ratio (SNR); multipath (MP) effect; single frequency; positioning accuracy