Orbital debris characterization: ETS staring survey

David M. Gibson; Eric C. Pearce; Matthew S. Blythe; Peter J. Trujillo

doi:10.1117/12.156542

15 September 1993 Orbital debris characterization: ETS staring survey

David M. Gibson, Eric C. Pearce, Matthew S. Blythe, Peter J. Trujillo

Proceedings Volume 1951, Space Debris Detection and Mitigation; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.156542
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

As part of Air Force Phillips Laboratory's Space Debris Program, MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test System has conducted three separate types of surveys to detect small uncatalogued debris. In addition, follow-up metric and photometric observations have also been made. The goal of these observations is to characterize the low earth space debris environment down to sizes of 1 cm. The dual telescope staring survey, conducted in 1990, employed stereo (parallactic) viewing to enable estimates of the target altitudes to be determined. We will described the stereo survey techniques, a pipeline image processor to reduce the video tapes, and our plans for data analyses. We will also present a brief overview of the program results to date, emphasizing extensive observations of two small optically detected debris.

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David M. Gibson, Eric C. Pearce, Matthew S. Blythe, and Peter J. Trujillo "Orbital debris characterization: ETS staring survey", Proc. SPIE 1951, Space Debris Detection and Mitigation, (15 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.156542

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