US Patent 11965954 Apparatus and method for monitoring objects in space

A system for detecting objects in space comprises an array of satellite nodes. The array of satellite nodes comprise at least one transmitter module for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, and a plurality of receiver modules for receiving diffractions from electromagnetic waves scattered from objects in space. The system comprises a control module for focussing the plurality of receiver modules to receive diffractions from a focussed virtual aperture in space.