Barry Geldzahler (NASA Headquarters), Marc Seibert (NASA Kennedy Space Center), Michael Miller (NASA Kennedy Space Center), Victor Vilnrotter (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Philip Tsao (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
https://doi.org/10.64861/FIZZ2710
Keywords: Adaptive Optics, Imaging
Abstract:
With the successful completion (Sept 2010) of a field demonstration of uplink arraying at 8 GHz (X-band) using real-time atmospheric compensation enabled by phase transfer rather than time transfer techniques, NASA is pursuing a similar demonstration of the capability at 30-31 GHz (Ka band). Such a demonstration would then enable NASA to establish [a] a high power, high resolution, 24/7 availability radar system for characterizing observations of Near Earth Objects, determining the statistics of small [?10cm] orbital debris, [b] to incorporate the capability into its space communication and navigation tracking stations for emergency spacecraft commanding in the Ka band era which NASA is entering, and [c] to field capabilities of interest to other US government agencies. We describe a project of Evolutionary Steps Leading to Revolutionary Increases in Capability and Capacity.
Date of Conference: September 11-14, 2012
Track: Adaptive Optics and Imaging