Space Debris Laser Ranging with range-gate-free Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector
Space Debris Laser Ranging (DLR) is a technique to measure range to defunct satellites, rocket bodies or other space targets in orbits around Earth. The analysis shows that one of the reasons for the low success probability of DLR is the inaccurate orbital prediction of targets. Then it is proposed...
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| author | Zhang Haitao Li Yuqiang Li Zhulian Pi Xiaoyu Yang Yongzhang Tang Rufeng |
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| description | Space Debris Laser Ranging (DLR) is a technique to measure range to defunct satellites, rocket bodies or other space targets in orbits around Earth. The analysis shows that one of the reasons for the low success probability of DLR is the inaccurate orbital prediction of targets. Then it is proposed to use the Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector (SNSPD) running in automatic-recoverable range-gate-free mode, in which case, the effect of the accuracy of the target’s orbital prediction on the success probability of DLR is greatly reduced. In this way, 249 space debris were successfully detected and 532 passes of data were obtained. The smallest target detected was the space-debris (902) with an orbital altitude of about 1000 km and a Radar Cross Section (RCS) of 0.0446 m2. The farthest target detected was the space-debris (12,445) with a large elliptical orbit and an RCS of 18.2505 m2, of which the range of the normal point (NPT) of the measured arc-segment on January 27, 2019 was 6260.805 km. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2e0f688908d472c9b9d1b15c24e022c2023-02-21T08:07:23ZengEDP SciencesJournal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications1990-25732023-01-01191610.1051/jeos/2023002jeos20220034Space Debris Laser Ranging with range-gate-free Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon DetectorZhang Haitao0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7571-7853Li Yuqiang1Li Zhulian2Pi Xiaoyu3Yang Yongzhang4Tang Rufeng5Group of Applied Astronomy, Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of SciencesGroup of Applied Astronomy, Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of SciencesGroup of Applied Astronomy, Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of SciencesGroup of Applied Astronomy, Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of SciencesGroup of Applied Astronomy, Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of SciencesGroup of Applied Astronomy, Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of SciencesSpace Debris Laser Ranging (DLR) is a technique to measure range to defunct satellites, rocket bodies or other space targets in orbits around Earth. The analysis shows that one of the reasons for the low success probability of DLR is the inaccurate orbital prediction of targets. Then it is proposed to use the Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector (SNSPD) running in automatic-recoverable range-gate-free mode, in which case, the effect of the accuracy of the target’s orbital prediction on the success probability of DLR is greatly reduced. In this way, 249 space debris were successfully detected and 532 passes of data were obtained. The smallest target detected was the space-debris (902) with an orbital altitude of about 1000 km and a Radar Cross Section (RCS) of 0.0446 m2. The farthest target detected was the space-debris (12,445) with a large elliptical orbit and an RCS of 18.2505 m2, of which the range of the normal point (NPT) of the measured arc-segment on January 27, 2019 was 6260.805 km.https://jeos.edpsciences.org/articles/jeos/full_html/2023/01/jeos20220034/jeos20220034.htmlspace debris laser rangingthe success probability of dlrrange-gate-free modesuperconducting nanowire single-photon detector |
| spellingShingle | Zhang Haitao Li Yuqiang Li Zhulian Pi Xiaoyu Yang Yongzhang Tang Rufeng Space Debris Laser Ranging with range-gate-free Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications space debris laser ranging the success probability of dlr range-gate-free mode superconducting nanowire single-photon detector |
| title | Space Debris Laser Ranging with range-gate-free Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector |
| title_full | Space Debris Laser Ranging with range-gate-free Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector |
| title_fullStr | Space Debris Laser Ranging with range-gate-free Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Space Debris Laser Ranging with range-gate-free Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector |
| title_short | Space Debris Laser Ranging with range-gate-free Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detector |
| title_sort | space debris laser ranging with range gate free superconducting nanowire single photon detector |
| topic | space debris laser ranging the success probability of dlr range-gate-free mode superconducting nanowire single-photon detector |
| url | https://jeos.edpsciences.org/articles/jeos/full_html/2023/01/jeos20220034/jeos20220034.html |
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