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