Abstract
We measured passive polarisation of reflected sunlight with an amateur class telescope, and analysed the polarisation components in unresolved images obtained using a micropolariser array camera to better characterise satellites in the geosynchronous belt. Our results show the presence of polarimetric signatures when observing different objects, which indicates the potential for identification and classification of objects in terms of different attributes, like, aging of materials, attitude and geometry of the spacecraft.
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