Closely-Spaced Objects and Mathematical Groups Combined With a Robust Observational Method

Abstract

Geosynchronous objects appear as unresolved blurs when observed with even the largest ground-based telescopes. Due to the lack of any spatial detail, two or more objects appearing at similar brightness levels within the spectral bandpass they are observed are difficult to distinguish. Observing a pattern of such objects from one time epoch to another leads to deficiencies in associating individual objects before and after the observation. Only by invoking an additional discrimination measure can the individual objects be kept separated between separate observations. A methodology for accomplishing this is described in this paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA531727

Entities

People

  • Paul Levan

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Brightness
  • Curvature
  • Ground Based
  • Identities
  • Infrared Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Numbers
  • Observation
  • Permutations
  • Space Objects
  • Space Surveillance
  • Spacecraft
  • Spectrometers
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects