History of U.S. space surveillance and satellite cataloging : a long and winding road / Paul W. Schumacher Jr., Felix R. Hoots, and Kyle T. Alfriend.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schumacher, Paul W., Jr., Author.

Hoots, Felix R., 1947- author.

Alfriend, K. Terry, author.

Series:

Library of flight

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space surveillance--United States--History.

Space surveillance.

Artificial satellites--Tracking.

Artificial satellites.

Physical Description:

xi, 295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

History of United States space surveillance and satellite cataloging

Place of Publication:

Reston : The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc, [2025]

Summary:

"This book provides an overview of the history of the development and evolution of the U.S. space surveillance system enabling discovery and catalog maintenance of all earth orbiting objects. The first part of the book is a basic narrative treatment of the evolution of the space surveillance system, with key people, organizations, achievements, and external events that shape the current system and its capabilities described. The second part of the book provides an historical record of key elements of the system evolution such as the observing sites, the orbit models, the computing systems, etc"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Schumacher, Paul W., Jr. History of U.S. space surveillance and satellite cataloging

ISBN:

9781624107436

1624107435

OCLC:

1540976388