Susan Lederer (NASA/JSC)
Keywords: orbital debris, photometry, telescope, LEO, GEO
Abstract:
The Meter Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) is the newest optical sensor dedicated to NASAs mission to characterize the space debris environment. It is the successor to a series of optical telescopes developed and operated by the JSC Orbital Debris Program Office (ODPO) to monitor and assess the debris environment in (1) Low Earth Orbit (LEO), (2) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), and (3) Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO), with emphasis on LEO and GEO altitudes.
Date of Conference: September 10-13, 2013
Track: Poster