Various examples are provided related to a space-based imaging approach for characterizing objects in space Earth or other planetary body. In one example, a method for characterizing objects in space includes illuminating an object in space about Earth or other planetary body with a narrow band, continuous wave (CW) radio beam transmitted by a transmitting telescope; receiving return signals from the object by receiving telescopes in an array, at least one receiving telescope in orbit; and generating a high resolution image of the object from the received return signals utilizing a near-field correction. In another example, a space-based imaging system includes an array of telescopes including a transmitting telescope that can illuminate an object in space; a plurality of receiving telescopes that receive return signals reflected by the object; and processing circuitry that generates a high resolution image of the object from the received return signals.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    SPACE-BASED IMAGING FOR CHARACTERIZING SPACE OBJECTS


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-08-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G02B Optische Elemente, Systeme oder Geräte , OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / G06T Bilddatenverarbeitung oder Bilddatenerzeugung allgemein , IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL / G06V / H04N PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION , Bildübertragung, z.B. Fernsehen



    Ghost Imaging of Space Objects

    Strekalov, Dmitry V. / Erkmen, Baris I. / Yu, Nan | NTRS | 2016


    Ghost Imaging of Space Objects

    D. V. Strekalov / B. I. Erkmen / N. Yu | NTIS | 2016


    Systems and methods configured for simulating space-based imaging of resident space objects

    PHOU NARON / LECLERC JEAN-CLAUDE / SEVIGNY PHILIPPE et al. | European Patent Office | 2025

    Free access

    Daytime Resolved Imaging of Space Objects from Ground Stations

    Pyanet, Marine | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2022


    High-contrast imaging of space objects using diffractive optics

    Asmolova, Olha / Hanjra, Prayant / Young, Elizabeth J. et al. | SPIE | 2018