A Range-Certified Observation Station, Version 2: Thermal Channels, Automated Tracking, Catalogue Cross-Match, and a Fused Two-Node Trajectory Budget

Two-node upgrade of the range-certified electro-optical observation station (version 1: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.24102256). Version 2 adds thermal (infrared) channels on both nodes, automated detection with remote tracking, automatic cross-match of every detection against the public satellite catalogue and ADS-B aircraft broadcasts, and a fused two-node trajectory error budget. Worked example at 1000 m over a 1500 m baseline: worst-axis position standard uncertainty 0.0089 m, size 0.00703 m (0.070%), velocity 0.0085 m/s (0.017%), acceleration 0.0119 m/s^2 (0.239%). The tracking loop is lag-limited at 0.496 rad/s. Cross-match windows and the classes of ordinary object that can still produce 'no match' are stated in full. The station is a passive observation instrument. All performance figures are SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED; no hardware has been built.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-10
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24109706
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Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods
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A Range-Certified Observation Station, Version 2: Thermal Channels, Automated Tracking, Catalogue Cross-Match, and a Fused Two-Node Trajectory Budget

William Alexander Aldred
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods
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A Range-Certified Observation Station, Version 2: Thermal Channels, Automated Tracking, Catalogue Cross-Match, and a Fused Two-Node Trajectory Budget

William Alexander Aldred
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Abstract

Two-node upgrade of the range-certified electro-optical observation station (version 1: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.24102256). Version 2 adds thermal (infrared) channels on both nodes, automated detection with remote tracking, automatic cross-match of every detection against the public satellite catalogue and ADS-B aircraft broadcasts, and a fused two-node trajectory error budget. Worked example at 1000 m over a 1500 m baseline: worst-axis position standard uncertainty 0.0089 m, size 0.00703 m (0.070%), velocity 0.0085 m/s (0.017%), acceleration 0.0119 m/s^2 (0.239%). The tracking loop is lag-limited at 0.496 rad/s. Cross-match windows and the classes of ordinary object that can still produce 'no match' are stated in full. The station is a passive observation instrument. All performance figures are SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED; no hardware has been built.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods
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