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Forward Modelling of Ground Based SST Telescope Images

Masters Thesis Presentation by A. Hidalgo Larsson.

Time: Wed 2021-06-23 09.00 - 10.00

Location: https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/62660796937

Participating: A. Hidalgo Larsson

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Space debris is becoming an increased threat to the future use of space orbits. In order to counteract this threat, the field of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and the subfield Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) have been developed to gather knowledge about the space debris and satellites surrounding Earth. The orbit of a satellite can be determined by acquiring images of the satellite using a telescope and a sensor. This thesis has been aimed at programming a tool in Python which can simulate these types of images of satellite passes, at a given time and location. The simulator takes the system parameters of the telescope and camera sensor into account, together with several different types of disturbances which can affect these images. The project has been carried out at the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), which recently launched an SSA initiative. They plan to use these images to learn more about their upcoming observations.

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Last changed: Jun 14, 2021