Adaptive track estimation on a radar array system for space surveillance

MF Montaruli, L Facchini, P Di Lizia, M Massari… - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing population of resident space objects is currently fostering many Space
Surveillance and Tracking (SST) initiatives, which are based on the use of ground sensors …

Crowded space: a review on radar measurements for space debris monitoring and tracking

G Muntoni, G Montisci, T Pisanu, P Andronico… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Space debris monitoring is nowadays a priority for worldwide space agencies, due to the
serious threat that these objects present. More and more efforts have been made to extend …

Development of the Romanian radar sensor for space surveillance and tracking activities

L Ionescu, A Rusu-Casandra, C Bira, A Tatomirescu… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The constant increase in the number of space objects and debris orbiting the Earth poses
risks to satellites and other spacecraft, both in orbit and during the launching process …

Initial orbit determination with the multibeam radar sensor BIRALES

M Losacco, P Di Lizia, M Massari, G Naldi, G Pupillo… - Acta Astronautica, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work we present a conceptual analysis of the use of the novel Italian multibeam radar
sensor BIRALES for space surveillance. The dedicated orbit determination algorithm is …

Recent advances of the BIRALET system about space debris detection

T Pisanu, G Muntoni, L Schirru, P Ortu, E Urru… - Aerospace, 2021 - mdpi.com
Space debris is internationally recognized as a planetary threat. Efforts to enhance the
worldwide radar monitoring networks have been intensified in the last years. Among the new …

The ad hoc back-end of the BIRALET radar to measure slant-range and Doppler shift of resident space objects

L Schirru, T Pisanu, A Podda - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Space debris is a term for all human-made objects orbiting the Earth or reentering the
atmosphere. The population of space debris is continuously growing and it represents a …

Orbit determination of resident space objects using the P-band mono-beam receiver of the sardinia radio telescope

M Losacco, L Schirru - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The population of space debris in near-Earth space is continuously growing and it
represents a serious problem for active satellites and spacecraft. A performant ground …

Advantages of using a C-band Phased Array Feed as a receiver in the Sardinia Radio Telescope for Space Debris monitoring

L Schirru, T Pisanu, A Navarrini, E Urru… - 2019 IEEE 2nd …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The population of space debris is continuously growing and it represents a potential
problem for satellites and spacecraft. In fact, new collisions could exponentially rise the …

Pulse compression of a single-frequency Q-switched fiber laser based on the cascaded four-wave mixing effect

C Huang, Q Zhao, C Yang, W Lin, Y Sun, J Huang… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
A pulse compressing technology of single-frequency Q-switched laser based on the
cascaded four-wave mixing (CFWM) effect is demonstrated theoretically and experimentally …

Multireceiver radar technologies for space surveillance and tracking

MF Montaruli - 2022 - politesi.polimi.it
The increasing population of resident space objects is currently fostering many Space
Surveillance and Tracking initiatives, which rely on the use of ground sensors. In this …