Optical Pattern of Life Analysis Library (OPAL)

Michael Ling, Yang Yang
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Abstract

This presentation introduces OPAL and explores whether optical right ascension and declination observations can classify satellite patterns of life, using synthetic data for underrepresented behaviours and time-series transformer models.

Date
Event
2026 Australian Space Domain Awareness and Space Traffic Management Conference
Location
UNSW Canberra, Australia
Space Domain Awareness Optical Observations Pattern of Life
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Michael Ling
Research Associate

Research associate working on the NSW Space Research Network’s GEO Pattern of Life characterisation project.