Space debris surface characterization through BVRcIc photometry

M Zigo, J Šilha, T Hrobár, P Jevčák - Advances in Space Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing population of space debris orbiting the Earth, poses a significant threat to
operational and future missions. The follow-up observations of space objects can help to …

Overview of the MetSpec project-Artificial meteors in ground testing

J Tóth, P Matlovič, S Loehle, J Vaubaillon… - Icarus, 2024 - Elsevier
We provide an overview of the MetSpec project, which aims to connect meteorite ablation
laboratory experiments with meteor spectral observations in the atmosphere aiming at the …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of factors affecting the reflectance spectra of GEO Satellites

Q Qiao, Y **, J Chen, Y Lu, C Zhang - Advances in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Geostationary orbit (GEO) satellites have extensive application in fields like communications
and navigation due to their stationary properties. Using additional methods to identify and …

Review analysis of problems associated with the various space debris removal methods

MH Baba, MMM Manzoor, A Singh, R Kumar… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main objective of this paper is to review all the significant steps performed so far to
reduce the population of space debris. It describes the state of the various space agencies' …

Spectral properties of ablating meteorite samples for improved meteoroid composition diagnostics

P Matlovič, A Pisarčíková, V Pazderová… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Emission spectra and diagnostic spectral features of a diverse range of ablated meteorite
samples with a known composition are presented. We aim to provide a reference spectral …

Reflective signatures of unresolved objects

G Nero, G Hageman, A Alghamdi, D Brady - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
We present a method for identifying, classifying, and distinguishing unresolved reflective
objects. A forward model is developed to predict how the radiance field from a specular …

Skyward AI: Advancing Astronomy with Intelligent Machines

S Bialek - 2023 - dspace.library.uvic.ca
This dissertation represents the work I did in integrating advanced machine learning
techniques into three important challenges that the field of astronomy currently faces. Firstly …

Radiance Field Sampling for Unresolved Specular Object Classification

G Nero, G Hageman, A Alghamdi… - 2024 IEEE Research …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We introduce a novel technique for classifying unresolved specular objects. In remote
sensing targets of interest like drones, helicopters, planes, cars, or satellites are often under …

[PDF][PDF] Attitude Estimation of H2A Rocket Body from Light Curve Measurements

A Vananti, Y Lu, T Schildknecht - International Journal of …, 2023 - researchgate.net
The knowledge of the attitude motion of space debris is relevant for active debris removal
missions. One possibility to characterize the attitude of space objects consists in the …

Reflective Signatures of Unresolved Objects

D Brady, G Nero, G Hageman, A Alghamdi - 2024 - preprints.opticaopen.org
We present a method for identifying, classifying, and distinguishing unresolved reflective
objects. A forward model is developed to predict how the radiance field from a specular …