Image processing system for determining satellite configuration and properties

Abstract

A method for satellite component classification includes, at a satellite classification system, receiving a test image depicting a satellite, the satellite having a hardware component configuration that is unknown to the satellite classification system. The test image is input to a satellite classification model trained, based at least in part on a plurality of training satellite images, to generate output image segmentation maps for input satellite images. The satellite classification model outputs an output image segmentation map for the test image, one or more position parameters for the satellite, and one or more attitude parameters for the satellite. The output segmentation map includes a plurality of map pixels corresponding to a plurality of image pixels in the test image, wherein pixel values of the plurality of map pixels classify corresponding image pixels of the test image as depicting different hardware components of the satellite.