Numerica Corporation
Numerica Corporation is a space data provider with a worldwide network of satellite tracking optical telescopes. It is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
History
Numericais a space data provider organisation,.[1] It was founded by Aubrey B. Poore, an applied mathematics professor at Colorado State University, in 1996.[2] It is based in Fort Collins, Colarado,[1] with a second office in Colorado Springs.[3]
Facilities
Numerica has a worldwide network of around 20 ground-based optical telescopes to track satellites. Originally targeted at geostationary satellites, they were upgraded in 2021 so that they could be used to track low earth orbit satellites. The use of optical telescopes is aimed at complementing existing radar tracking facilities[1] to provide surveillence and tracking data. It has been contracted by the UK Space Agency to provide information about UK-licensed satellites in orbit.[3]
In November 2021 it imaged the debris cloud from the destruction of Kosmos 1408 by a Russian anti-satellite missile.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b c "Numerica upgrades telescope network to track objects in LEO". SpaceNews. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Numerica - Our Story | Defense Technology Company". Numerica. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Numerica Selected By The UK Space Agency For The Orbital Safety Of Flight Ops – SatNews". news.satnews.com. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Howell, Elizabeth. "Space debris from Russian anti-satellite missile test spotted in telescope images and video". Space.com. Space.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Debris from destroyed Russian satellite now visible in telescope images". Room, The Space Journal. Retrieved 30 November 2021.