NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory/Directed Energy Directorate, is considering a series of experiments to demonstrate small object tracking capability. One such experiment involves a microsatellite, about 25 cm in diameter, which will be deployed from a Space Shuttle Hitchhiker canister or from an Air Force vehicle. The High Performance CO2 Ladar Surveillance Sensor (HI-CLASS) and the Advanced Electro-Optics System (AEOS) will be used to detect the micro-satellite. The goal of this paper is to determine the number of times per day that a micro-satellite orbiting at a known altitude and inclination will be visible to the laser radar, and the length of time that the micro-satellite will be visible on each pass.
Small Objects in Low-Earth Intersecting Ground-Based Laser Radar Operational Envelopes
Research Reports-2001 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program ; NASA/CR-2002-211840
2002-07-01
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