A system carried on a satellite in orbit around the earth is configured to detect an object on a collision or near collision course with the satellite, to determine that the object is a hostile attacker and, if so, to timely deploy one or more countermeasures to defeat, deflect, or destroy such an attacker autonomously.


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    Title :

    Systems and methods for automomous protection of satellites from hostile orbital attackers


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2023-05-30


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F41H Panzerung , ARMOUR / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung