Systems, methods, and apparatus for space surveillance are disclosed herein. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method involves scanning, by at least one sensor on at least one satellite in inclined super-geostationary earth orbit (super-GEO), a raster scan over a field of regard (FOR). In one or more embodiments, the scanning is at a variable rate, which is dependent upon a target dwell time for detecting a target of interest. In at least one embodiment, the target dwell time is a function of a range from at least one sensor to the target of interest and a function of a solar phase angle. In some embodiments, the axis of inclination of the inclined super-GEO is a function of the solar phase angle.


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    Title :

    INCLINED SUPER-GEO ORBIT FOR IMPROVED SPACE-SURVEILLANCE


    Additional title:

    GENEIGTER SUPER-GEO-ORBIT FÜR VERBESSERTE WELTRAUMÜBERWACHUNG
    ORBITE SUPER GEO INCLINÉE POUR SURVEILLANCE DE ZONE AMÉLIORÉE


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    Publication date :

    2019-05-22


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



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