Demonstration of the frequency and correlation behavior of a forward scatter baseline crossing event

Justin K.A. Henry, Ram M. Narayanan

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Abstract

With the ever-increasing number of satellites orbiting the Earth for the purposes of communication and research, a significant emphasis is placed on space domain awareness (SDA). The orbital environment contains millions of bodies that can endanger the operation and existence of satellites. As a result, companies and governments around the world have built several massive radar arrays tasked with detecting, tracking, and cataloguing tens of thousands of resident space objects (RSOs). A cost-, size-, and spectrum-effective method to achieve space debris tracking is to use passive forward scatter radar. In this radar configuration, target baseline crossing events produce special phenomena in the time- and frequency- domains which may be used for unique target identification. Experimental demonstrations of these effects are explored in this paper.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSensors and Systems for Space Applications XVII
EditorsGenshe Chen, Khanh D. Pham
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510674424
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
EventSensors and Systems for Space Applications XVII 2024 - National Harbor, United States
Duration: Apr 23 2024Apr 25 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13062
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceSensors and Systems for Space Applications XVII 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNational Harbor
Period4/23/244/25/24

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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