Spacecraft recognition in co-located satellites cluster through optical measures
The optical orbit determination is one of the most important ways for noncooperative object tracking. One of the main problems with noncooperative object tracking is its recognition through different nights. In this study, the conditions that ensure the recognition of a geostationary satellite inside a cluster were assessed through a hard real case study. This study was developed through a three-phase approach. The first phase was the observation campaign for the images acquisition.