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Title: Review of Tracktable for Satellite Maneuver Detection

Abstract

As a tool developed to translate geospatial data into geometrical descriptors, Tracktable offers a highly efficient means to detect anomalous flight and maritime behavior. Following the success of using geometrical descriptors for detecting anomalous trajectory behavior, the question of whether Tracktable could be used to detect satellite maneuvers arose. In answering this question, this re- port will introduce a brief description of how Tracktable has been used in the past, along with an introduction to the fundamental properties of astrodynamics for satellite trajectories. This will then allow us to compare the two problem spaces, addressing how easily the methods used by Tracktable will translate to orbital mechanics. Based on these results, we will then be able to out- line the current limitations as well as possible path forward for using Tracktable to detect satellite maneuvers.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1331363
Report Number(s):
SAND2016-11037
648782
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 58 GEOSCIENCES

Citation Formats

Acquesta, Erin C.S., Valicka, Christopher G., Hinga, Mark B., and Ehn, Carollan Beret. Review of Tracktable for Satellite Maneuver Detection. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.2172/1331363.
Acquesta, Erin C.S., Valicka, Christopher G., Hinga, Mark B., & Ehn, Carollan Beret. Review of Tracktable for Satellite Maneuver Detection. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1331363
Acquesta, Erin C.S., Valicka, Christopher G., Hinga, Mark B., and Ehn, Carollan Beret. 2016. "Review of Tracktable for Satellite Maneuver Detection". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1331363. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1331363.
@article{osti_1331363,
title = {Review of Tracktable for Satellite Maneuver Detection},
author = {Acquesta, Erin C.S. and Valicka, Christopher G. and Hinga, Mark B. and Ehn, Carollan Beret},
abstractNote = {As a tool developed to translate geospatial data into geometrical descriptors, Tracktable offers a highly efficient means to detect anomalous flight and maritime behavior. Following the success of using geometrical descriptors for detecting anomalous trajectory behavior, the question of whether Tracktable could be used to detect satellite maneuvers arose. In answering this question, this re- port will introduce a brief description of how Tracktable has been used in the past, along with an introduction to the fundamental properties of astrodynamics for satellite trajectories. This will then allow us to compare the two problem spaces, addressing how easily the methods used by Tracktable will translate to orbital mechanics. Based on these results, we will then be able to out- line the current limitations as well as possible path forward for using Tracktable to detect satellite maneuvers.},
doi = {10.2172/1331363},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1331363}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}