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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Optical Satellite Tracking"”.
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System Design and Implementation of the Virginia Tech Optical Satellite Tracking Telescope
The Virginia Tech Optical Satellite Tracking Telescope (VTOST) aims to test the feasibility of a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) designed tracking system for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data contribution. A novel approach is considered, combining two COTS systems, a high-powered telescope, …
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Orbit determination using modern filters/smoothers and continuous thrust modeling
… costs and longer lifespans for certain types of satellites. Because these satellites frequently undergo continuous thrust, predicting their motion and performing orbit determination on them has introduced complications for space surveillance networks. One way to improve orbit determination for …