CONVOLVED SPECTRA FOR GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES CHARACTERIZATION
Abstract
In this project, I will work on the application of the convolved spectroscopy technique for the identification and characterization of geosynchronous satellites. The convolved spectroscopy technique consists of the reconstruction of the spectrum of any object in the sky, based on the interpolation of data coming from the integrated fluxes obtained by broad and narrow-band photometry. We want to test that it is possible to reconstruct the spectrum of multiple geosynchronous satellites, using only ground-based photometry, with results as precise as real spectra, but without the operational cost of the spectroscopic observations. To this, I will use the facilities available in the Falcon Telescope Network (FTN), a global array of small aperture optical telescopes designed to study artificial satellites and the nearby universe, and developed by the Center for Space Situational Awareness Research in the Department of Physics at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). One of the telescopes was installed in the Coquimbo Region, north of Chile, three miles (5 km) away from the north of Vicuña (the closest city), and 45 miles (72 km) to the west of the city of La Serena, the city where the University of La Serena is located, a strategic partner of the USAFA in coordination with FALCON in Chile. This project is the first step to test the possibilities that exist regarding the application of the spectral convolution technique, already well tested in astronomy, in the study and characterization of GEO satellites.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 07, 2023
- Source ID
- FA95502210037
Entities
People
- José Luis Nilo Castellón
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force