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SATCAT Advanced Topics
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Table of Contents
- Spacetrack
- Predictability of Orbits
- The Tracking Solution
- Metric Observations
- Radar Spacetrack
- Capabilities and Limitations of Radar
- Mechanical Radars
- AN/FPS-16 Instrumentation Radar
- GLOBUS II
- Phased Array Radars
- PAVE PAWS / UEWR (AN/FPS-132)
- PARCS (AN/FPQ-16)
- Eglin AFB Site C-6 (AN/FPS-85)
- Space Fence
- Radar Cross Section (RCS)
- Optical Spacetrack
- Capabilities and Limitations of Telescopes and Low-Light Television (LLTV)
- Optical Systems
- Ground-Based Electro-optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS)
- Advanced Electro-optical System (AEOS)
- Space Surveillance Telescope
- Visual Magnitude (VISMAG)
- Orbital Mechanics
- Reference Frames
- Establishing an Inertial Frame
- The Perifocal Frame
- The Ecliptic Frame
- Geocentric Frames
- Earth-Centered Inertial (ECI)
- Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed (ECEF)
- Spacecraft Frames
- Radial, In-track, Cross-track (RIC)
- Local Vertical, Local Horizontal (LVLH)
- Orbit Types
- Computing Orbital Elements
- The Two-Body Problem
- The Three-Body Problem
- The N-Body Problem
- Gauss's Method
- Lambert's Problem
- Ground Tracks
- Launch Windows
- Orbital Maneuvers
- Rendezvous/Proximity Operations
- Clohessy-Wiltshire (CW) Equations or Hill's Equations
- The TLE Format
- The Alpha-5 Scheme
- Checksum Validation
- Orbit Prediction
- Simplified General Perturbations (SGP) Models
- Simplified Deep Space Perturbations (SDP) Models
- Further Reading
- The Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS)
Spacetrack
Back to topPredictability of Orbits
The Tracking Solution
Metric Observations
Radar Spacetrack
Capabilities and Limitations of Radar
Mechanical Radars
AN/FPS-16 Instrumentation Radar
GLOBUS II
Phased Array Radars
PAVE PAWS / UEWR (AN/FPS-132)
PARCS (AN/FPQ-16)
Eglin AFB Site C-6 (AN/FPS-85)
Space Fence
Radar Cross Section (RCS)
Optical Spacetrack
Capabilities and Limitations of Telescopes and Low-Light Television (LLTV)
Optical Systems
Ground-Based Electro-optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS)
Advanced Electro-optical System (AEOS)
Space Surveillance Telescope
Visual Magnitude (VISMAG)
Orbital Mechanics
Back to topReference Frames
Establishing an Inertial Frame
The Perifocal Frame
The Ecliptic Frame
Geocentric Frames
Earth-Centered Inertial (ECI)
Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed (ECEF)
Spacecraft Frames
Radial, In-track, Cross-track (RIC)
Local Vertical, Local Horizontal (LVLH)
Orbit Types
Computing Orbital Elements
The Two-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem
The N-Body Problem
Gauss's Method
Lambert's Problem
Ground Tracks
Launch Windows
Orbital Maneuvers
Rendezvous/Proximity Operations
Clohessy-Wiltshire (CW) or Hill's Equations
The TLE Format
Back to topThe Alpha-5 Scheme
Checksum Validation
Orbit Prediction
Back to topSimplified General Perturbations (SGP) Models
Simplified Deep Space Perturbations (SDP) Models
Further Reading
Back to top- The Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS)