Wideband DVB-S/DVB-S2 Passive Bistatic Radar for Resident Space Object detection

This paper deals with the design of a DVB-S/DVB-S2 passive bistatic radar for the detection of Resident Space Objects (RSOs) in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) focussing on the advantages of broadband operation. A technique to increase the probability of detection exploiting the available transmitted spectrum will be proposed. Then, an experimental set-up able of acquiring and storing the satellite wideband signals will be presented and the main features of a multi transponders DVB-S/DVBS2 real dataset will be presented with a specific focus on the signal characteristic and on the ambiguity function.