Development of hyperspectral polarimetry of geosynchronous satellites

David M. Strong; Isabelle Marcy; Timothy W. Giblin; Francis K. Chun

doi:10.1117/12.3027271

4 October 2024 Development of hyperspectral polarimetry of geosynchronous satellites

David M. Strong, Isabelle Marcy, Timothy W. Giblin, Francis K. Chun

Proceedings Volume 13149, Unconventional Imaging, Sensing, and Adaptive Optics 2024; 1314918 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3027271
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2024, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) has developed techniques to characterize and identify satellites since 2014 using a 16-inch telescope on campus, as well as off-campus telescopes which comprise the Falcon Telescope Network. USAFA is upgrading its Falcon telescopes with new dual filter wheels and cameras. This will require updated calibrations for the new equipment along with a new capability to combine hyperspectral and polarimetric observations. For polarization calibration, highly accurate star fields are used. Emission and absorption stars will be used to calibrate the hyperspectral observations. Once the calibrations are updated, the combined observations with the new dual filter wheels will be used to make observations of geosynchronous satellites. This effort focuses on these combined hyperspectral-polarimetric observations, characterizing differences observed between satellites, and development of techniques to exploit these differences for the identification or discrimination of satellites.

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David M. Strong, Isabelle Marcy, Timothy W. Giblin, and Francis K. Chun "Development of hyperspectral polarimetry of geosynchronous satellites", Proc. SPIE 13149, Unconventional Imaging, Sensing, and Adaptive Optics 2024, 1314918 (4 October 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3027271

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