Direct imaging of geosynchronous satellites (geosats) would often be desirable in diagnosing problems with these satellites. For example, the geosat Galaxy 15 stopped responding to ground commands in April 2010. Imaging of this satellite might shed some light on the problem. Unfortunately, direct imaging of geosats is not possible with existing instruments. With 1 meter subtending 5 milliarcseconds (mas) at the altitude of a geosat, even the largest optical telescopes can barely resolve them.


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    Title :

    Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer Observations of Geosynchronous Satellites


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    Publication date :

    2011


    Size :

    27 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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