OPTICAL OBSERVANCE OF FAINT SATELLITES

Abstract

Significant accomplishments under this study are summarized and enumerated. Direct operational support of the Space Detection and Tracking System (SPADATS) by a group of volunteer observers, the Western Satellite Research Network (WSRN), was the most important achievement resulting from this contract. Technical groundwork that will permit the future direct support of SPADATS by WSRN is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0613348

Entities

People

  • A. S. Leonard
  • Dieter Bender
  • G. A. Mccue
  • J. G. Williams

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • California
  • Computer Programs
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Government Procurement
  • New York
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Optical Signatures
  • Orbital Elements
  • Orbits
  • Satellite Orbits
  • United States
  • Volunteers

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Space Objects