The growing capability for proximity-operations missions requires a new capability in Space Situational Awareness (SSA): detecting the presence of other spacecraft operating within 2-5 km of a high-value asset. While significant effort is being devoted to visible-wavelength observation using ground-based systems, we believe that multi-spectral imaging (e.g., long-wavelength infrared, visible and ultraviolet) and particle impact detectors (e.g., mass spectrometers) could be used for in-situ detection of the thruster plumes of spacecraft entering an observational orbit around the high-value asset as well as maintaining it.


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    Title :

    The Argus mission: Detecting thruster plumes for Space Situational Awareness


    Contributors:
    Swartwout, M A (author) / Jayaram, S (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2011-03-01


    Size :

    415522 byte





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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