Projects

Research in the field of orbit and attitude determination of space objects

• Study on the orbit determination accuracy related to different observation scenarios
• Association and orbit determination of multiple series of optical observations
• Orbit improvement based on angle and range measurements
• Attitude determination using light curves and Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) measurements

ESA projects in the context of Space Surveillance

• SSA-SST design and development of multi-source data correlation prototype for space object catalogue build-up and maintenance
• Debris attitude motion measurements and modelling
• Space debris survey campaigns with the ESA Space Debris Telescope in Tenerife

Observations at the Zimmerwald observatory

• Observation of artificial satellites and space debris with the 1-m ZIMLAT telescope and series of robotic wide-field telescopes with 0.2 to 0.8m apertures
• Build-up and maintenance of space debris objects catalog
• Acquisition of light-curves
• Photometric observations
• Long-term modelling of orbits