Stratospheric Night Sky Imaging Payload for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 Space situational awareness (SSA) refers to collecting, analyzing, and keeping track of detailed knowledge of resident space objects (RSOs) in the space environment.
Perushan Kunalakantha +5 more
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RSONAR: Data-Driven Evaluation of Dual-Use Star Tracker for Stratospheric Space Situational Awareness (SSA) [PDF]
SensorsThe growing density of Earth-orbiting objects demands improved Space Situational Awareness (SSA) to mitigate collision risks and sustain space operations. This study demonstrates a dual-purpose star tracker (ST) for SSA using data from the Resident Space
Vithurshan Suthakar +5 more
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Simulation of RSO Images for Space Situation Awareness (SSA) Using Parallel Processing [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 With the rapid increase in resident space objects (RSO), there is a growing demand for their identification and characterization to advance space simulation awareness (SSA) programs.
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Performance Analysis of Sensor Systems for Space Situational Awareness [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2017 With increased human activity in space, the risk of re-entry and collision between space objects is constantly increasing. Hence, the need for space situational awareness (SSA) programs has been acknowledged by many experienced space agencies.
Eun-Jung Choi +8 more
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Comparative Analysis of Resident Space Object (RSO) Detection Methods [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 In recent years, there has been a significant increase in satellite launches, resulting in a proliferation of satellites in our near-Earth space environment. This surge has led to a multitude of resident space objects (RSOs).
Vithurshan Suthakar +3 more
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A Dual-Purpose Camera for Attitude Determination and Resident Space Object Detection on a Stratospheric Balloon [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 Space systems play an integral role in every facet of our daily lives, including national security, communications, and resource management. Therefore, it is critical to protect our valuable assets in space and build resiliency in the space environment ...
Gabriel Chianelli +3 more
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Optimal Tasking of Ground-Based Sensors for Space Situational Awareness Using Deep Reinforcement Learning [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 Space situational awareness (SSA) is becoming increasingly challenging with the proliferation of resident space objects (RSOs), ranging from CubeSats to mega-constellations.
Peng Mun Siew, Richard Linares
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Deep Learning Methods for Space Situational Awareness in Mega-Constellations Satellite-Based Internet of Things Networks [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 Artificial Intelligence of things (AIoT) is the combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. AI deals with the devices’ learning process to acquire knowledge from data and experience, while IoT
Federica Massimi +2 more
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Localization and classification of space objects using EfficientDet detector for space situational awareness [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Space situational awareness (SSA) systems play a significant role in space navigation missions. One of the most essential tasks of this system is to recognize space objects such as spacecrafts and debris for various purposes including active debris ...
Nouar AlDahoul +3 more
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Frigate: A Novel Dataset Comprising Wide Field-of-View Astronomical FITS Images of Low Earth Orbit Scenes for Machine Learning Applications [PDF]
Scientific DataThis report presents Frigate, a novel astronomical dataset comprising still-frame images of a section of Low Earth Orbit (LEO), collected by ExoAnalytic Solutions Inc., a commercial space situational awareness (SSA) provider using ground-based optical ...
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