Implementing of the ISON project in Northern Mexico

Abstract:ISON,beinganopeninternationalprojectthatcollectsandinterpretsdataaboutspaceobjectsforscientific analysisandspacecraftoperators,includesabout40observationalsites.AninvolvementoftwoMexicansitesparticipatinginopticalobservationsofgeostationaryandhighlyellipticalobjectsasapartoftheISONprojectis...

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Main Authors: Mokhnatkin, Artem, Molotov, Igor, Tijerina Perez, Eduardo Gerardo, Leon Perez, José Enrique, Kokina, Tatiana, Schildknecht, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/16346/1/194.pdf
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Summary:Abstract:ISON,beinganopeninternationalprojectthatcollectsandinterpretsdataaboutspaceobjectsforscientific analysisandspacecraftoperators,includesabout40observationalsites.AninvolvementoftwoMexicansitesparticipatinginopticalobservationsofgeostationaryandhighlyellipticalobjectsasapartoftheISONprojectisconsidered. Abriefdescriptionofthefacilitiesandtheirobservationstatisticsaregiven.Prospectsforthefurtherdevelopmentof sitesformonitoringnear-EarthobjectsinMexicoarepresented,includingdataofastronomicalobservingconditions fromfieldstations. Keywords:telescope,highellipticalorbit,geosynchronousorbit,spacedebris,satellite,tracking