Space Object Behaviors The View From the Ground 3/13/2019 1
3/13/2019 “. . . antenna - pointing error that’s proving difficult to fix . . .”
GEO Satellites Viewed from the Ground 3/13/2019 3
Ground Based Optical Observables Patent Application Nos. 16/280967, 16/283276, 16/283164, 16/283564, 16/283522, 16/283548, 16/283543, 16/283467, PCT/US2019/019026 Astrometry Photometry Photometry Imagery Date & Time Astrometry Imagery Latitude Astrometry Longitude
Observable Behaviors • Attitude ✓ Insertion ✓ 3-Axis Stable • Deployment ✓ Tumbling ✓ CSO ✓ Spinning ✓ Photometry • Maneuver • Thrusting ✓ Station Keep ✓ Plume ✓ Slot Change • Debris • Proximity Ops ✓ Intentional • Inclination Match ✓ Unintentional • Fly-by • Misc. • Orbit Match • Glint 3/13/2019 5
Photometry: 3-Axis Stable Patent Application Nos. 16/280967, 16/283276, 16/283164, 16/283564, 16/283522, 16/283548, 16/283543, 16/283467, PCT/US2019/019026 Day Before Day Before Yesterday Day Before Yesterday Yesterday Sunrise Sunset 3/13/2019 6
Photometry: Tumbling Patent Application Nos. 16/280967, 16/283276, 16/283164, 16/283564, 16/283522, 16/283548, 16/283543, 16/283467, PCT/US2019/019026 3/13/2019 7
Maneuver: Slot Change Patent Application Nos. 16/280967, 16/283276, 16/283164, 16/283564, 16/283522, 16/283548, 16/283543, 16/283467, PCT/US2019/01 9026 3/13/2019 8
Maneuver: Slot Change and Station Keeping Patent Application Nos. 16/280967, 16/283276, 16/283164, 16/283564, 16/283522, 16/283548, 16/283543, 16/283467, PCT/US2019/01 9026 3/13/2019 9
3/13/2019 10 ExoAnalytic Proprietary
“ three-year- old satellite “experienced damage” — 11 the cause of which it did not identify — resulting in a fuel leak” ExoAnalytic Proprietary
“. . . company has also not been able to confirm if debris spotted in the 3/13/2019 12 satellite’s vicinity broke off from the spacecraft or originated elsewhere.”
Deployment: Photo/Astro-metric & Image Evidence Patent Application Nos. 16/280967, 16/283276, 16/283164, 16/283564, 16/283522, 16/283548, 16/283543, 16/283467, PCT/US2019/01 9026 3/13/2019 13
Insertion, Deployment, Thrusting 3/13/2019 14
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