Intelligent sensor tasking for space collision mitigation

John R. Henderson; Sergei Nikolaev; Donald W. Phillion; Willem H. De Vries; Alexander J. Pertica; Scot S. Olivier

doi:10.1117/12.850794

7 May 2010 Intelligent sensor tasking for space collision mitigation

John R. Henderson, Sergei Nikolaev, Donald W. Phillion, Willem H. De Vries, Alexander J. Pertica, Scot S. Olivier

Proceedings Volume 7691, Space Missions and Technologies; 76910L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850794
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Orbital collisions pose a hazard to space operations. Using a high performance computer modeling and simulation environment for space situational awareness, we explore a new paradigm for improving satellite conjunction analysis by obtaining more precise orbital information only for those objects that pose a collision risk greater than a defined threshold to a specific set of satellites during a specified time interval. In particular, we assess the improvement in the quality of the conjunction analysis that can be achieved using a distributed network of ground-based telescopes.

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John R. Henderson, Sergei Nikolaev, Donald W. Phillion, Willem H. De Vries, Alexander J. Pertica, and Scot S. Olivier "Intelligent sensor tasking for space collision mitigation", Proc. SPIE 7691, Space Missions and Technologies, 76910L (7 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850794

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