Abstract
The present invention relates to a resident space object orbit determination system comprising a high efficiency module for determining a resident space object's orbit and a highly efficient method for determining same. Applicants developed a method and system to determine the orbits of residence space objects including resident space objects that do not reflect energy that is directed at them and/or may be coated to minimize the ability to accurately see such resident space objects. Thus, a method, a module and a system for making such determinations that can easily and inexpensively be added to an early warning reentry system is provided.
Document Type
Patent
Status
Issued
Issue Date
3-21-2023
Patent Number
US 11608195 B1 [ 11,608,195 ]
CPC Classification
B64G1/24
Application number
17/467,548
Assignees
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US)
Filing Date
9-7-2021
Recommended Citation
Dombrowski, Daniel M., and Robert A. Bettinger. Spacecraft Orbit Determination System. United States Patent 11608195 (B1), issued 21 March 2023. https://scholar.afit.edu/patents/31