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Using photometric data to describe the behaviour of objects in geostationary orbit

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: One of the challenges of satellite characterisation is the ability to not only determine the spacecraft orbit, but also satellite operating status, orientation, size, bus type, and material properties. Positional observations allow us to determine and/or update orbital elements of satellites, but they do not afford an insight into the behaviour of a satellite in orbit. The article discusses the results of solving the inverse problem of astrophysics. How you can use photometric, astrometric information about a satellite, its lighting conditions, supplemented by additional information, to understand the behaviour of a satellite in orbit. The results are shown using examples of four satellites in geostationary orbit. An algorithm for calculating the photometric and dynamic characteristics of geostationary objects is provided.

Source: International Journal of Aerospace System Science and Engineering

DOI: 10.1504/ijasse.2025.145187

Authors: Peter Sukhov, V.P. Yepishev, I.I. Motrunich, K.P. Sukhov

Institutions: Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, Uzhhorod National University, State Space Agency of Ukraine

Language: English

Topic: Space Satellite Systems and Control

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408847554

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