Innovative methods of correlation and orbit determination for space debris

DOI10.1007/S10569-010-9274-6zbMATH Open1291.70038arXiv0911.0149OpenAlexW3100265692WikidataQ114016733 ScholiaQ114016733MaRDI QIDQ990359FDOQ990359

Authors: Davide Farnocchia, A. Rossi, Giacomo Tommei, Andrea Milani 

Publication date: 31 August 2010

Published in: Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We propose two algorithms to provide a full preliminary orbit of an Earth-orbiting object with a number of observations lower than the classical methods, such as those by Laplace and Gauss. The first one is the Virtual debris algorithm, based upon the admissible region, that is the set of the unknown quantities corresponding to possible orbits for objects in Earth orbit (as opposed to both interplanetary orbits and ballistic ones). A similar method has already been successfully used in recent years for the asteroidal case. The second algorithm uses the integrals of the geocentric 2-body motion, which must have the same values at the times of the different observations for a common orbit to exist. We also discuss how to account for the perturbations of the 2-body motion, e.g., the $J_2$ effect.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.0149

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zbMATH Keywords

orbit determinationlinkagespace debrisadmissible regionKeplerian integralsradar attributablevirtual debris algorithm

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Celestial mechanics (70F15)

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