Applications
- 15.5.1 Near-Earth Object Tracking — Continuously surveying near-Earth space to detect, catalogue and characterise asteroids and comets whose trajectories bring them within threat range of Earth.
- 15.5.2 Asteroid Composition Surveys — Characterising the mineralogical and elemental makeup of near-Earth asteroids using space-based spectroscopy and imaging, to underpin both planetary defence and resource economics.
- 15.5.3 Asteroid Mining Reconnaissance — Characterising near-Earth asteroids at close range to identify commercially viable mineral deposits, orbital accessibility and extraction site geometry ahead of any mining operation.
- 15.5.4 Trajectory Prediction — Refining the orbital paths of near-Earth asteroids using sovereign astrometric observations to generate independent, high-confidence impact probability assessments.
- 15.5.5 Resource Mapping — Characterising the spatial distribution, concentration and extractability of water ice, metals and volatiles across asteroid surfaces and shallow sub-surfaces to inform future in-situ resource utilisation missions.