Technical Papers – Cislunar SSA

A Year in the Life of the Shackleton Space Domain Awareness Station (2022)
Jeffrey E. Van Cleve, Ball Aerospace; David P. Osterman, Ball Aerospace; Anna Lawitzke, Ball Aerospace; Jacob D. Griesbach, Ball Aerospace; Christopher J. Grant, Ball Aerospace; Colleen Olson, Ball Aerospace; James Contreras, Ball Aerospace

Keywords: Cislunar, Imaging, Sensors, Optical Systems, Space Domain Awareness, Lunar Lander, LUNINT, Space Situational Awareness, lunar regolith

An Analytical Approach for Cislunar Information Gain (2022)
Patrick B. Miga, University of Colorado Boulder; Marcus J. Holzinger, University of Colorado Boulder

Keywords: Cislunar, Space, Situational, Domain, Awareness, SSA, SDA, Astrodynamics, Information

Anthropogenic Change Detection On and Close to the Moon for Space Domain Awareness (2022)
David P. Osterman, Ball Aerospace; Jeffrey E.Van Cleve, Ball Aerospace; Anna Lawitzke, Ball Aerospace; Jacob D. Griesbach, Ball Aerospace; Christopher J. Grant, Ball Aerospace; Colleen Olson, Ball Aerospace

Keywords: Cislunar, Astrodynamics, Imaging, Sensors, Optical Systems, Space Domain Awareness, Lunar Exploration, Lunar Mapping

Assessment of Onboard Processing Algorithms for Cislunar Space Domain Awareness (2022)
Kyle Merry, Sandia National Laboratories; Matthew Dykstra, Sandia National Laboratories; Brian Hacsi, Sandia National Laboratories

Keywords: Cislunar, Electro-optical, Onboard Processing, Machine Learning, Quantized Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks

Capacity-based Cislunar Space Domain Awareness Architecture Optimization (2022)
Naomi Owens Fahrner, Ball Aerospace; Jeremy Correa, Ball Aerospace; Joshua Wysack, Ball Aerospace

Keywords: Sensor scheduling, dynamic tasking, cislunar SDA, capacity analysis

Cislunar Maneuver Detection and Classification (2022)
Charles J. Wetterer, KBR; C. Channing Chow II, Cloudstone Innovations LLC; Jason Baldwin, Complex Futures LLC; Micah Dilley, KBR; Keric Hill, KBR; Helen Montell-Weiland, KBR; Paul Billings, KBR; Christopher Craft, KBR; James Frith, AFRL/RVSW

Keywords: Cislunar, Maneuver Detection, Passive RF

Cislunar Orbit Determination Benefits of Moon-Based Sensors (2022)
Darin C. Koblick, Raytheon Intelligence and Space; Joseph S. Choi, Raytheon Intelligence and Space

Keywords: Cislunar SSA, SDA, Moon Based Sensor, Orbit Determination

Cislunar Orbit Determination: Improvements in Uncertainty Realism and Data Fusion (2022)
C. Channing Chow II, Cloudstone Innovations LLC; Jason Baldwin, Complex Futures LLC; Charles J. Wetterer, KBR; Micah Dilley, KBR; Keric Hill, KBR; Paul Billings, KBR; Christopher Craft, KBR; James Frith, Air Force Research Laboratory

Keywords: cislunar, orbit determination, astrodynamics, data fusion, space situational/domain awareness

Cislunar SDA with Low-Fidelity Sensors and Observer Uncertainty (2022)
Joshua M. Block, Air Force Institute of Technology; David H. Curtis, Air Force Institute of Technology; Robert A. Bettinger, Air Force Institute of Technology; Adam P. Wilmer, Air Force Institute of Technology

Keywords: space domain awareness; space situational awareness; space traffic management; cislunar; uncertainty

Classifying State Uncertainty for Earth-Moon Trajectories (2022)
Juan Gutierrez, KBR; Keric Hill, KBR; Erica Jenson, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Scheeres, University of Colorado Boulder; Jill C. Bruer, AFRL/RV; Ryan D. Coder,AFRL/RV

Keywords: cislunar; space domain awareness; estimation theory

Earth Gravity Assisted Inclination Change to Reduce Lunar Constellation Deployment Delta-V (2022)
Darin C. Koblick, Raytheon Intelligence and Space; Joseph S. Choi, Raytheon Intelligence and Space

Keywords: Boomerang Orbit, Earth Gravity Assist Trajectory, Novel Lunar Plane Change

Eclipse-Free Three-Body Periodic Orbits in Cislunar Space (2022)
Samuel Wishnek, Ball Aerospace; Joshua Wysack, Ball Aerospace; Jeremy Correa, Ball Aerospace

Keywords: Cislunar SDA, Cislunar STM, orbit maintenance, maneuver planning

Hybrid Sensor for Joint Space Domain Awareness and Lunar Surface Intelligence (2022)
Anna M. Lawitzke, Ball Aerospace; Jeffrey E. Van Cleve, Ball Aerospace; James Contreras, Ball Aerospace; David Ramirez, Ball Aerospace; Timothy Finch, Ball Aerospace; Jeremy Correa, Ball Aerospace

Keywords: Cislunar, Astrodynamics, Imaging, Sensors, Optical Systems, Space Domain Awareness, Lunar Exploration, Lunar Mapping

Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit Surveillance using Cislunar Periodic Orbits (2022)
Adam P. Wilmer, Air Force Institute of Technology; Robert A. Bettinger, U.S. Air Force

Keywords: space domain awareness; space situational awareness; cislunar; Periodic orbit; NRHO

Optical Observation Regions in Cislunar Space Using the Bi-circular Restricted Four Body Problem Geometry (2022)
Surabhi Bhadauria, Purdue University; Carolin Frueh, Purdue University

Keywords: SDA, cislunar, optical observations

Optimal Cislunar Architecture Design Using Monte Carlo Tree Search Methods (2022)
Michael Klonowski, University of Colorado Boulder; Marcus J. Holzinger, University of Colorado Boulder; Naomi Owens Fahrner, Ball Aerospace

Keywords: Monte Carlo Tree Search, Space Domain Awareness, Reinforcement Learning, Cislunar Architecture

Probabilistic Initial Orbit Determination and Object Tracking in Cislunar Space Using Optical Sensors (2022)
Mark Bolden, Trusted Space, Inc.; Islam Hussein, Trusted Space, Inc.; Holly Borowski, Trusted Space, Inc.; Robert See, Trusted Space, Inc.; Erin Griggs, Trusted Space, Inc.

Keywords: Cislunar Space Domain Awareness, Initial Orbit Determination, Orbit Determination, Non-Linear Filtering, Optical Sensors, Radiometric Observations

Utilization of Space-Based TDoA and FDoA for Cislunar Orbit Determination (2022)
Michael R. Thompson, Advanced Space, LLC; Matthew D. Popplewell, Advanced Space, LLC; Bradley Cheetham, Advanced Space, LLC

Keywords: cislunar, SSA, SDA, TDOA, FDOA

XGEO Collection Methods Using New Satellite Observing Techniques on the James Webb Space Telescope (2022)
Kaitlyn Raub, The MITRE Corporation; Tim McLaughlin, Pine Park Engineering Corporation; Roger L. Mansfield, Astronomical Data Service

Keywords: telescope, james webb space telescope, observations, astronomy, cislunar

xGEO Space Domain Awareness: Parametrization and Characterization of Cislunar Space (2022)
Pablo Machuca, University of California San Diego; Aaron J. Rosengren, University of California San Diego; Shane D. Ross, Virginia Tech

Keywords: Orbit Determination, Uncertainty Quantification, Astrodynamics

Artificial Debris Collision Risk Following a Catastrophic Spacecraft Mishap in Lunar Orbit (2021)
Nathan Boone, Air Force Institute of Technology; Robert Bettinger,Air Force Institute of Technology

Keywords: debris, space, artificial, lunar, cislunar, kessler syndrome, Artemis, Gateway, Moon

Cislunar Multiscale Dynamics and Implications for SSA (2021)
Aaron J. Rosengren, University of California San Diego

Keywords: Cislunar Space, SSA, SDA, Astrodynamics

Cislunar Orbit Determination and Tracking via Simulated Space-Based Measurements (2021)
Michael Thompson, Advanced Space, LLC; Nathan Parrish Ré, Advanced Space, LLC; Cameron Meek, Advanced Space, LLC; Bradley Cheetham, Advanced Space, LLC

Keywords: cislunar, SSA, SDA

Cislunar Orbit Determination Behavior: Processing Observations of Periodic Orbits with Gaussian Mixture Model Estimation Filters (2021)
C. Channing Chow II, Cloudstone Innovations LLC; Charles J. Wetterer, KBR; Jason Baldwin, Complex Futures LLC; Micah Dilley, KBR; Keric Hill, KBR; Paul Billings, KBR; James Frith, AFRL/RVSW

Keywords: cislunar, orbit determination, observations, periodic orbits, gaussian mixture model, estimation filters

Cislunar SSA/SDA from the Lunar Surface: COTS Imagers on Commercial Landers (2021)
Peter Zimmer, J.T. McGraw and Associates, LLC ; John T. McGraw, J.T. McGraw & Associates, LLC; Mark R. Ackermann, J.T. McGraw and Associates, LLC;

Keywords: cislunar, SSA, SDA, lander, optics, surface, moon, telescope

Detecting Dim Targets in Cislunar Space using GEO/HEO-based Optical Sensors (2021)
Darren Thornton, Air Force Institute of Technology; Bryan Little, Air Force Institute of Technology; Bryan Steward, Air Force Institute of Technology, Resonant Sciences; Richard Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

Keywords: Cislunar SDA, SSA, optical sensors, multifunction systems

Hiding in Plain Sight: Observing Objects in Low Lunar Orbit and the L2 Dark Cone from a Lunar Surface Observatory (2021)
Jeffrey Van Cleve, Ball Aerospace; Anna Lawitzke, Ball Aerospace; Emily MacAnlis, Ball Aerospace; Jacob Griesbach, Ball Aerospace; Melissa Sampson, Ball Aerospace; David Osterman, Ball Aerospace; Elvis Silva, Ball Aerospace; Christopher Grant, Ball Aerospace; Amelia Bloom, Ball Aerospace

Keywords: Cislunar, Imaging, Sensors, Optical Systems, Space Domain Awareness, Lunar Lander, LUNINT, Space Situational Awareness, lunar regolith

Patterns of Life and Maneuver Detection for Cislunar Trajectory Maintenance (2021)
Karina Rivera, University of Colorado Boulder; Anthony Zara, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Aguilar Marsillach, University of Colorado Boulder; Marcus Holzinger, University of Colorado Boulder; Ian Elliott, University of Colorado Boulder; Natasha Bosanac, University of Colorado Boulder

Keywords: Cislunar Space Domain Awareness, Patterns of Life, Receding Horizon Control, Cislunar Space, Maneuver Detection, Optimal Control-Based Estimator

Preliminary Viability Assessment of Cislunar Periodic Orbits for Space Domain Awareness (2021)
Adam P. Wilmer, Air Force Institute of Technology; Robert A. Bettinger, U.S. Air Force; Bryan D. Little, Air Force Institute of Technology

Keywords: space domain awareness; space situational awareness; cislunar; periodic orbit

Relative Estimation in the Cislunar Regime using Optical Sensors (2021)
Jesse Greaves, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Scheeres, University of Colorado Boulder

Keywords: cislunar, space, domain, awareness, relative, optical, autonomous, navigation, observation, combined, estimation, proximity, operations

Risk Maps for Conjunction Potential Throughout the Cislunar Domain (2021)
Alexander Koenig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Phillip Cunio, ExoAnalytic Solutions; Juliana Chew, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Keywords: Cislunar SSA, orbital mechanics, orbital regimes, libration points, three-body problem

Robust Cislunar Initial Orbit Determination (2021)
Sam Wishnek, University of Colorado Boulder; Marcus Holzinger, University of Colorado Boulder; Patrick Handley, Ball Aerospace

Keywords: Cislunar, IOD, Orbit Determination

Systems and Methods for Hybrid Lunar Surface and Space Domain Situational Awareness (2021)
Elvis D. Silva, Ball Aerospace; Jeffrey Van Cleve, Ball Aerospace; Rob Philbrick, Ball Aerospace; Christopher J. Grant, Ball Aerospace; Jacob D. Griesbach, Ball Aerospace; Michael P. Mahoney, Ball Aerospace

Keywords: Cislunar, Astrodynamics, Imaging, Sensors, Optical Systems, Space Domain Awareness, Lunar Exploration, Lunar Mapping

Tracking Objects in Cis-Lunar Space: The Chang’e 5 Case (2021)
Roberto Furfaro, University of Arizona; Vishnu Reddy, University of Arizona; Tanner Campbell, University of Arizona; Bill Gray, University of Arizona

Keywords: XDA, Cislunar SSA,optical tracking, orbit determination

Utilization Potential for Distinct Orbit Families in the Cislunar Domain (2021)
Phillip M. Cunio, ExoAnalytic Solutions, Inc.; Marcus Bever, ExoAnalytic Solutions, Inc.; Christopher Ingram, ExoAnalytic Solutions, Inc.; Brien R. Flewelling, ExoAnalytic Solutions, Inc.; Greg McNeill, ExoAnalytic Solutions, Inc.

Keywords: Cislunar SSA, highly elliptical orbits, novel orbits, SSA constellation, stable orbits

A Sensor-Rich Solution for Lunar/Cislunar Space Domain Awareness (2020)
Brian Banks, Leidos; Robert Smith II, Leidos; Ronald Wagner, Leidos; Victor Aguero, SRI International; Scott Williams, SRI International; Matthew Duncan, SpaceNav; Stijn De Smet, SpaceNav; Marc Balducci, SpaceNav

Keywords: Cislunar SSA, Astrodynamics, Imaging, Sensors, Optical Systems, Wide Field of View Optical Systems, Space-based Assets, Space Domain Awareness, Space Situation Awareness, Lunar Exploration, Lunar Mapping, Lunar Lander, Ground Penetrating Radar

An Evaluation of Observing Constellation Orbit Stability, Low Signal-to-Noise, and the Too-Short-Arc Challenges in the Cislunar Domain (2020)
Mark Bolden, Trusted Space, Inc.; Tim Craychee, Trusted Space, Inc.; Erin Griggs, Trusted Space, Inc.

Keywords: Cislunar, Space Situational Awareness (SSA)/Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Space Traffic Management (STM), Astrodynamics, Modeling. Instrumentation, Sensors and Systems, Optical Systems, Space-Based Assets

Cis-Lunar Autonomous Navigation via Implementation of Optical Asteroid Angle-Only Measurements (2020)
Mark Hinga, AFRL/RDST

Keywords: Cislunar, Asteroid Angle Only, Autonomous Navigation

Cislunar Periodic Orbit Family Classification from Astrometric and Photometric Observations Using Machine-Learning (2020)
Greg Martin, Pacific Defense Solutions - a Centauri Company; Charles J. "Jack" Wetterer, Pacific Defense Solutions, A Centauri Company; Jenna Lau, Pacific Defense Solutions, A Centauri Company; Jeremy Case, Pacific Defense Solutions; Nathan Toner, Pacific Defense Solutions, a Centauri Company; C. Channing Chow, Pacific Defense Solutions, a Centauri Company; Phan Dao, AFRL

Keywords: machine-learning, cislunar, orbit determination

Maneuver Detection for Cislunar Vehicles using Optical Measurements (2020)
Jesse Greaves, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Scheeres, University of Colorado Boulder

Keywords: cislunar, ssa, optical, maneuver, perturbation, event, detection, identification, characterization, estimation, labeling, OCBE, EM

Payload and Constellation Design for a Solar Exclusion-Avoiding Cislunar SSA Fleet (2020)
Phillip Cunio, ExoAnalytic Solutions; Marcus Bever, ExoAnalytic Solutions; Brien Flewelling, ExoAnalytic Solutions

Keywords: Cislunar, spaceborne SSA, optical payloads

Simulated Photometry of Objects in Cislunar Orbits (2020)
Phan Dao, AFRL; Kristen Haynes, Applied Optimization Inc.; Victoria Frey, Applied Optimization; Cory Hufford, Applied Optimization; Kyle Schindler, Applied Optimization; Tamara Payne, Applied Optimization Inc.; Jeff Hollon, Applied Optimization

Keywords: cislunar, simulation, photometry, Space Domain Awareness (SDA), General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT), Satellite Visualization and Signature Tool (SVST)

Space-Based Spooky Radar Orbit Determination at the Earth-Moon Lagrange Points (2020)
Darin Koblick, Raytheon intelligence and space; Steven Wilkinson, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems

Keywords: Quantum Radar Performance Assessement