Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
satellites, Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL, national security
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Satellites are used for a wide range of purposes and by a wide range of organizations from private companies to governments. Specifically, what was of interest to us and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) with whom we collaborated was the need to identify different satellites using telescopes and determine their purpose. Finding a cheap way to determine the design of a satellite and its use would be of great interest to national security in determining whether a previously unknown satellite is potentially harmful to our own country’s satellites in orbit around the Earth.
Recommended Citation
Alfen, Nicholas Van and Moody, Joseph
(2019)
"Identifying Unknown Satellites,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2019:
Iss.
2019, Article 153.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2019/iss2019/153