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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2010
Omid Ebrahimi Kia, North Bethesda, MD (US);
Christopher Rodgers, Adamstown, MD (US);
Brian Bradford, Vienna, VA (US);
Omid Ebrahimi Kia, North Bethesda, MD (US);
Christopher Rodgers, Adamstown, MD (US);
Brian Bradford, Vienna, VA (US);
Exelis, Inc., McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting objects and weather in space are disclosed. A system for detecting an object in space and space weather includes at least one spacecraft, at least one radiation source, at least one detector, and a controller. The at least one radiation source and the at least one detector are coupled to the at least one spacecraft. The at least one radiation source is configured to transmit a signal. The at least one detector is configured to detect the signal. The signal may be reflected from an object in space. The controller is coupled to the spacecraft and is in communication with the plurality of detectors. The controller is programmed to calculate either a relative position of the object based or a plasma parameter in a region traversed by the signal based on the detected signal.