Space-based surveillance and monitoring of satellites

随着越来越多的行为者进入空间，卫星获得了潜在的进攻能力，迅速查明威胁对于保护与空间有关的国家利益至关重要。该项目将通过量化卫星运行状态与其关键元件（如太阳能电池板和散热器）温度之间的相关性来推进该领域，并通过天基红外望远镜为精确测量空间未分辨热特征提供最佳策略。对来自国际飞行任务公共档案的数据进行的分析将用于概念验证，并为澳大利亚低成本空间望远镜的设计提供信息，该望远镜具有世界领先的空间领域感知能力。

With a growing number of actors accessing space, and satellites gaining potentially offensive capabilities, rapid identification of threats is crucial for protecting national interests related to space. This project will advance the field by quantifying the correlation between operational status of a satellite and temperature of its key elements such as solar panels and radiators, and inform an optimal strategy for precision measurement of spatially-unresolved thermal signatures through a space-based infrared telescope. Analysis of data from public archives of international missions will be used for proof of concept and to inform the design of an Australian low-cost space telescope with world-leading capabilities for space domain awareness.