M.D. Hejduk (SRA International)
Keywords: Photometry, brightness estimation, Kriging
Abstract:
Few categorization approaches for satellite photometric response as constructed from individual point-photometry measurements have been proposed; and as this is the largest and most typical photometry-collection approach, the discipline is in need of a taxonomy for the different photometric response types. The Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) photometric modeling approach offers an opportunity to define categories of response, as it calculates a number of parameters in applying both deterministic and stochastic models in order to predict expected satellite brightnesses. In examining these calculated parameters, a subset show promise in both identifying pathological cases and separating the more mainstream response into natural categories. A successive application of four nested tests is proposed in order to place satellites into basic photometric response types.
Date of Conference: September 14-17, 2010
Track: Non-resolved Object Characterization