Surveillance of Space with Passive Radar using the Murchison Widefield Array
This thesis investigates the use of the Murchison Widefield Array as a passive radar receiver for the surveillance of space. Using FM radio as the transmitter source, the MWA is able to surveil a large volume of space to detect and track satellites, space debris and other objects in orbit. This thes...
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Curtin University
2023
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| author | Hennessy, Brendan |
| author_facet | Hennessy, Brendan |
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| description | This thesis investigates the use of the Murchison Widefield Array as a passive radar receiver for the surveillance of space. Using FM radio as the transmitter source, the MWA is able to surveil a large volume of space to detect and track satellites, space debris and other objects in orbit. This thesis covers orbital-specific signal processing methods for radar product formation, as well as orbit determination, and culminates in an Australia-wide observation campaign. |
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| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
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| publisher | Curtin University |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-943432024-02-13T04:30:02Z Surveillance of Space with Passive Radar using the Murchison Widefield Array Hennessy, Brendan This thesis investigates the use of the Murchison Widefield Array as a passive radar receiver for the surveillance of space. Using FM radio as the transmitter source, the MWA is able to surveil a large volume of space to detect and track satellites, space debris and other objects in orbit. This thesis covers orbital-specific signal processing methods for radar product formation, as well as orbit determination, and culminates in an Australia-wide observation campaign. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94343 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Hennessy, Brendan Surveillance of Space with Passive Radar using the Murchison Widefield Array |
| title | Surveillance of Space with Passive Radar using the
Murchison Widefield Array |
| title_full | Surveillance of Space with Passive Radar using the
Murchison Widefield Array |
| title_fullStr | Surveillance of Space with Passive Radar using the
Murchison Widefield Array |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surveillance of Space with Passive Radar using the
Murchison Widefield Array |
| title_short | Surveillance of Space with Passive Radar using the
Murchison Widefield Array |
| title_sort | surveillance of space with passive radar using the
murchison widefield array |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94343 |