Experimental procedures for satellite modelling
Abstract The Astronomy Center (CITEVA) of the Universidad de Antofagasta manages the Ckoirama Observatory and the Astroengineering Laboratory of the Atacama Desert. The former is undergoing an expansion thanks to funding approved by the Chilean Science Agency (ANID) in 2022, with support from other Chilean universities, the Chilean Air Force, and the IAU CPS, so that a new satellite tracking station will begin operations in 2024, specifically designed to collect reflected sunlight from satellites. The latter, on the other hand, is developing an experimental setup designed to test space-grade materials in order to contribute data to produce bidirectional reflectance distribution function models of satellites.
Authors
- Ángel Otarola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9789-2564)
- Penélope Longa-Peña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9330-5003)
- J. P. Colque
- Christian Adam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9021-3928)
- Marcos P. Diaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6040-0458)
- E. Unda-Sanzana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7514-8312)
- Nicolás Mac-Lean
- Mario Soto
- Jeremy Tregloan-Reed
Institutions
- Universidad de Antofagasta (CL)
- University of Atacama (CL)
- European Southern Observatory (CL)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921324000656
- Primary Topic
- Calibration and Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00