Nicole Gagnier, The Boeing Company; Brandoch Calef, The Boeing Company; Ryan Coder, AFRL
Keywords: Photometry, astrometrics, sensors, modeling and simulation
Abstract:
In this paper, we present a pixel-level data simulator for space object characterization studies. We outline
the development and testing of the tool including comparisons to on-sky data collected at the Maui Space
Surveillance site. We describe key performance metrics for a space situational awareness sensor and provide
theoretical expressions that predict such metrics. Finally, we evaluate the metrics using the simulator over
various parameters or trades demonstrating the ability to discover trends and effects not captured by theory
alone.
Date of Conference: September 11-14, 2018
Track: Poster