TY - GEN
T1 - Orbit determination of ETS-8 by pegasus observatory in kyushu university
AU - Hinagawa, Hideaki
AU - Hanada, Toshiya
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Orbital debris removal is suggested for sustainable space development and utilization for human being to deal with the recent orbital debris issues. Kyushu University in Japan has operated a Meade telescope since 2012, and started working on investigation of knowledge on how objects to be removed are tumbling using light curve. However, the estimation of attitude motion needs orbit determination first since attitude estimation requires a geometrical relationship among the Sun, the observer, and the target debris. This paper introduces the telescope, presents an established orbit determination tool, and tests the tool by observing ETS-8, a geosynchronous spacecraft.
AB - Orbital debris removal is suggested for sustainable space development and utilization for human being to deal with the recent orbital debris issues. Kyushu University in Japan has operated a Meade telescope since 2012, and started working on investigation of knowledge on how objects to be removed are tumbling using light curve. However, the estimation of attitude motion needs orbit determination first since attitude estimation requires a geometrical relationship among the Sun, the observer, and the target debris. This paper introduces the telescope, presents an established orbit determination tool, and tests the tool by observing ETS-8, a geosynchronous spacecraft.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84898994895
SN - 9780877036050
T3 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
SP - 2199
EP - 2209
BT - Astrodynamics 2013 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
PB - Univelt Inc.
T2 - 2013 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Astrodynamics 2013
Y2 - 11 August 2013 through 15 August 2013
ER -