The invention discloses a maneuvering GEO
satellite searching method based on optical
orbit measurement data, which comprises the following steps: when an
optical telescope does not observe a target
satellite at an original running position during
sky area patrol traversal, judging that the target
satellite possibly has
orbit maneuver, after a target is lost, carrying out initial
orbit determination on unsuccessfully matched data searched by the
optical telescope, and carrying out initial
orbit determination on the data; suspected targets are screened based on orbit characteristics, combined
orbit determination is performed on the screened data, after an initial orbit is determined, the
optical telescope is continuously guided to search and accumulate data, and finally, the orbit of the maneuvering target satellite is determined. According to the method, the maneuvering target satellite (GEO satellite) can be quickly found in the optical
telescope patrolling search data, the operation orbit of the maneuvering target satellite is mastered again, cataloguing management of the maneuvering target satellite is recovered, and the problem that the GEO satellite cannot be quickly found after large-amplitude orbit maneuvering is solved.