COOPERATIVE TRACKING OF EVASIVE RESIDENT SPACE OBJECTS IN THE CISLUNAR SPACE WITH SPARSE OBSERVATION CONSTELLATIONS
Abstract
The cislunar domain presents new SDA (Space Domain Awareness) challenges, such as larger volumes to monitor, lower signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs), line-of-sight obstruction from the Moon, too-short-arc measurements (TSAs), real-time onboard processing/orbit generation, lack of GPS for position, navigation, and timing (PNT), limited observatory size, weight, and power (SWaP), limited communication availability, three-body orbit instabilities, and a vast diversity of potential orbit trajectories due to the lunar gravitational forces. Current solutions for tracking RSOs do not consider all these critical contingencies. Solutions that address these complex challenges require significant modeling and simulation from diverse areas of expertise to guarantee all significant contingencies are well represented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Apr 20, 2023
- Source ID
- FA95502210539
Entities
People
- Raktim Bhattacharya
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Texas Engineering Experiment Station
- United States Air Force