As space debris in lower Earth orbits are accumulating, techniques to lower the risk of space debris collisions must be developed. Within the context of the Space Environment Research Centre (SERC), the Australian National University (ANU) is developing an adaptive optics system for tracking and pushing space debris. The strategy is to pre-condition a laser launched from a 1.8 m telescope operated by Electro Optics Systems (EOS) on Mount Stromlo, Canberra and direct it at an object to perturb its orbit. Current progress towards implementing this experiment, which will ensure automated operation between the telescope and the adaptive optics system, will be presented.
Adaptive optics tracking and pushing system for space debris manoeuvre
Adaptive Optics Systems VI ; 2018 ; Austin,Texas,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 10703
2018-07-10
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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