OPTICAL METHOD FOR DETECTING SPATIAL MOVING OBJECTS AND SYSTEMS OF TELESCOPES FOR DETECTING SPATIAL MOVING OBJECTS

摘要

The method for detecting a moving object comprises: generating a plurality of fields of view (Z_kp) by means of a first telescope array (T_ij), the set of fields (FOV_ij) of each telescope (T_ij) having a spatial distribution inscribed in a conical crown (CC) of a defined spatial plane (P_O) called the optical plane, said optical plane being nonparallel to at least one of the optical axes (A_O(T_ij)) of a telescope (T_ij) and said conical crown (CC) having a diameter defining a large detection field; detecting at least one trace of a moving object (M₁) in the field (FOV_ij) of at least one telescope (T_ij) using an electronic detector (T_ij), the integration time of the electronic detector being defined so that the trace extends over a plurality of pixels for a given maximum orbital speed (V_M) of the moving object and a minimum altitude of its orbit; and deducing a trajectory (TJ_SAT) of the moving object (M₁).