TY - JOUR
T1 - CubeSat-based passive bistatic radar for space situational awareness
T2 - a feasibility study
AU - Persico, Adriano Rosario
AU - Kirkland, Paul
AU - Clemente, Carmine
AU - Soraghan, John J.
AU - Vasile, Massimiliano
PY - 2019/2/28
Y1 - 2019/2/28
N2 - This paper proposes a low budget solution to detect and possibly track space debris and satellites in Low Earth Orbit. The concept consists of a space-borne radar installed on a cubeSat flying at low altitude and detecting the occultations of radio signals coming from existing satellites flying at higher altitudes. The paper investigates the feasibility and performance of such a passive bistatic radar system. Key performance metrics considered in this paper are: the minimum size of detectable objects, considering visibility and frequency constraints on existing radio sources, the receiver size and the compatibility with current cubeSat's technology. Different illuminator types and receiver altitudes are considered under the assumption that all illuminators and receivers are on circular orbits.
AB - This paper proposes a low budget solution to detect and possibly track space debris and satellites in Low Earth Orbit. The concept consists of a space-borne radar installed on a cubeSat flying at low altitude and detecting the occultations of radio signals coming from existing satellites flying at higher altitudes. The paper investigates the feasibility and performance of such a passive bistatic radar system. Key performance metrics considered in this paper are: the minimum size of detectable objects, considering visibility and frequency constraints on existing radio sources, the receiver size and the compatibility with current cubeSat's technology. Different illuminator types and receiver altitudes are considered under the assumption that all illuminators and receivers are on circular orbits.
UR - https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/publications/deefc162-9c2c-40d6-a0b6-1ba71d56bc01
U2 - 10.1109/TAES.2018.2848340
DO - 10.1109/TAES.2018.2848340
M3 - Article
SN - 0018-9251
JO - IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
JF - IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
ER -