Project Type
group
Authors' Class Standing
Sergei Bilardi - Junior, Patrick Rupp - Senior, Yevgeniy Lischuk - Senor, Joseph Stroup - Senior
Lead Presenter's Name
Sergei Bilardi
Faculty Mentor Name
Aroh Barjatya
Abstract
Optical and Spectral characterization of CubeSats for Operational Missions (OSCOM) is a system designed at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University that uses custom software and inexpensive commercial-off-the-shelf equipment to perform space situational awareness tasks for satellites ranging in size from the International Space Station (ISS) to CubeSats and small orbital debris. OSCOM can provide high frame rate photometry of many small satellites, but has also acquired resolved images of the ISS, planes and rockets. The OSCOM systems is portable and can be deployed to various locations to perform simultaneous multi-point observations to help gather additional information from the satellites observed. Currently, improvements to OSCOM’s tracking program, Auriga, are being made to implement a GUI interface, easier selection of satellites and optical tracking. This poster will discuss both completed and planned improvements to Auriga along with examples of photometry of satellites and resolved images of objects taken with the OSCOM system.
Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?
Yes, Ignite Grant
Capabilities and Improvements to the OSCOM System
Optical and Spectral characterization of CubeSats for Operational Missions (OSCOM) is a system designed at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University that uses custom software and inexpensive commercial-off-the-shelf equipment to perform space situational awareness tasks for satellites ranging in size from the International Space Station (ISS) to CubeSats and small orbital debris. OSCOM can provide high frame rate photometry of many small satellites, but has also acquired resolved images of the ISS, planes and rockets. The OSCOM systems is portable and can be deployed to various locations to perform simultaneous multi-point observations to help gather additional information from the satellites observed. Currently, improvements to OSCOM’s tracking program, Auriga, are being made to implement a GUI interface, easier selection of satellites and optical tracking. This poster will discuss both completed and planned improvements to Auriga along with examples of photometry of satellites and resolved images of objects taken with the OSCOM system.