Dual-purpose satellite microwave crosslinks performing inter-satellite data relay while detecting untracked space orbital debris.
LEO satellite constellations utilize 60 GHz millimeter-wave transceivers for inter-satellite crosslinks. Concurrently, reflected echo sidebands are processed via matched filter banks to identify non-cooperative orbital space debris within a 50 km sphere.
When sub-millimeter debris echoes indicate an imminent collision risk, the autonomous satellite flight computer calculates an impulsive thruster burn, dodging debris without ground station intervention.