Method, satellite, and a system or an arrangement with at least one satellite for detecting natural or artificial objects, and the use thereof in the execution of said method

摘要

The invention relates to a method, a satellite, and a system or an arrangement with at least one satellite for detecting flying objects that are located in the vicinity of a planet, planetoid or similar celestial bodies. The invention further relates to the use thereof for carrying out said method and particularly to a constellation of LEO satellites (LEO=Low Earth Orbit) as an early warning of ballistic missiles, wherein said constellation comprises only satellites on equatorial orbits or orbits with low inclination. Satellite constellations in the low earth orbit (LEO) for missile detection are used for early warning of ballistic missiles, either by detecting the combustion phase of the flying object or by detection during the free-flight phase. The viewing direction of the sensors can be directed directly toward the earth or at an angle past the atmosphere.

主权项

1. A method for detecting one or more artificial objects in the vicinity of a planet, a planetoid or similar celestial body with one or more satellites, comprising:
moving or flying an at least one satellite of said one or more satellites along an orbit around the planet, planetoid or similar celestial body, wherein said at least one satellite includes one or more sensors and said orbit is one or more of an equatorial orbit, an orbit close to an equator, a polar orbit, and an orbit close to a pole of the planet, planetoid or similar celestial body; and observing at least one of said one or more artificial objects with said one or more sensors against a cold space background, said one or more sensors pointing in a direction tangential to the planet, planetoid or similar celestial body.