Abstract We propose a ground-based optical observation system for monitoring LEO objects, which uses numerous optical sensors to cover a vast region of the sky. Its potential in terms of detection and orbital determination were examined. About 30cm LEO objects at 1000km altitude are detectable using an 18cm telescope, a CCD camera and the analysis software developed. Simulations and a test observation showed that two longitudinally separate observation sites with arrays of optical sensors can identify the same objects from numerous data sets and determine their orbits precisely. The proposed system may complement or replace the current radar observation system for monitoring LEO objects, like space-situation awareness, in the near future.
Ground-based optical observation system for LEO objects
Advances in Space Research ; 56 , 3 ; 414-420
2015-01-20
7 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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