Preprint
Sep 2026
The First Observations of Moonlit Satellites
Optical Space Domain Awareness (SDA) operations have traditionally relied on Sunlit passes near the terminator, limiting continuous tracking of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. In this work, we show that by accounting for all four major illumination sources: Sunlight, Earthshine, Moonlight, and Lunar-Earthshine, large...
Sarah E. Caddy, Stephen Catsamas, Michele Trenti et al.
· 0 citations