The need for reliable domain awareness in cislunar space is clear. This investigation quantifies the suitability of several possible stations for observer satellites in cislunar space by calculating the specific irradiance each would observe as they track satellites in various realistic lunar free-return trajectories across a decade, using reflected sunlight. This investigation includes one class of free return trajectories for target satellites, eleven distinct observer stations, and three different metrics for comparing their effectiveness. The analysis showed that observer satellites in most but not all stations would be more effective than in LEO, and certain combinations were significantly more effective.The exact ranking depended on the metric
Assessing Observer Stations for Cislunar Space Domain Awareness
2020
86 pages
Report
No indication
English
Unmanned Spacecraft , Orbits , Solar system , Trajectories , Artificial satellites , Engineering , Air force , Observers , Sun , United states , N body problem , Astronautics , Governments , Materials , Sunlight , Gravity , Systems engineering , Advanced materials , Detectors , Dynamics , Engineered materials
Capacity-based Cislunar Space Domain Awareness Architecture Optimization
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2022
|Observability Metrics for Space-Based Cislunar Domain Awareness
Springer Verlag | 2023
|XGEO Space Domain Awareness: Parametrization and Characterization of Cislunar Space
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2022
|Pole-Sitter Based Space Domain Awareness for Cislunar Objects
Springer Verlag | 2024
|Let's Find Eagle: Cislunar Space Domain Awareness Meets Archeoastronomy
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2022
|