A new high sensitivity radar sensor for space debris detection and accurate orbit determination

  1. Morselli, A. 3
  2. Di Lizia, P. 3
  3. Bianchi, G. 1
  4. Bortolotti, C. 1
  5. Montebugnoli, S. 1
  6. Naldi, G. 1
  7. Perini, F. 1
  8. Pupillo, G. 1
  9. Roma, M. 1
  10. Schiaffino, M. 1
  11. Mattana, A. 1
  12. Salerno, E. 1
  13. Magro, A. 4
  14. Adami, K.Z. 4
  15. Armellin, R. 5
  16. Sergiusti, A.L. 6
  17. Villadei, W. 2
  18. Dolce, F. 2
  19. Reali, M. 2
  20. Paoli, J. 2
  1. 1 Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
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    Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica

    Roma, Italia

    ROR https://ror.org/02gh4kt33

  2. 2 Italian Air Force (ITAF), Viale dell'Università 4, Rome, Italy
  3. 3 Polytechnic University of Milan
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    Polytechnic University of Milan

    Milán, Italia

    ROR https://ror.org/01nffqt88

  4. 4 University of Malta
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    University of Malta

    Imsida, Malta

    ROR https://ror.org/03a62bv60

  5. 5 University of Southampton
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    University of Southampton

    Southampton, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/01ryk1543

  6. 6 Vitrociset S.p.A., Via Tiburtina 1020, Rome, Italy
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Libro:
2nd IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, MetroAeroSpace 2015 - Proceedings

ISBN: 9781479975693

Año de publicación: 2015

Páginas: 562-567

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

DOI: 10.1109/METROAEROSPACE.2015.7180719 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84941350018 WoS: WOS:000380405000104 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Resumen

As the amount of space debris orbiting the earth is continuously increasing, it is becoming essential to monitor and predict the debris' trajectories in order to avoid collision that could threaten space missions, i.e. operative satellites or manned spacecraft. An innovative bistatic radar system, that couples multi-beaming and ranging techniques, is proposed in this work as an instrument for the observation of Earth-orbiting objects. The main characteristics of the sensor are described. In addition, tailored algorithms have been implemented to perform orbit determination using the peculiar outputs provided by the sensor. The results of numerical simulations are illustrated to assess its performances for space debris detection and orbit determination. © 2015 IEEE.