Pascal Richard, CNES, Carlos Yanez, CNES, Vincent Morand, CNES, Agnès Verzeni, CAP GEMINI, Michel Boer, ARTEMIS (UCA CNRS OCA), Alain Klotz, IRAP (CNRS UPS)
Keywords: Space surveillance, autonomous telescope, telescopes network
Abstract:
CNES and CNRS has been working on Optical Space Surveillance and Tracking for many years using the TAROT telescopes network. The goal of the study presented here is to propose an exhaustive strategy for optical survey of geosynchronous region. First, constraints will be defined on perigee and apogee of the orbits for which we are looking for exhaustiveness and then solutions will be explored making the survey in one or several nights using one or several telescopes. The last part of the study proposes solutions to help maintaining exhaustiveness if some observations failed.
Date of Conference: September 19-22, 2017
Track: Poster