Research Works

AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 2026 · AAS 26-834 · Preprint

An End-to-End Framework for Cislunar Space Situational Awareness and Multitarget Tracking Using Photometry

An end-to-end photometry-aided cislunar surveillance framework integrating CLAP-based measurements, PMBM multitarget tracking, and orbit determination.

AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 2026 · AAS 26-841 · Preprint

Photometry-Aware Sensor Placement for Cislunar Space Situational Awareness

Photometric visibility modeling and mixed-integer optimization of spacecraft observer locations and phases for cislunar surveillance.

2026 · Aerospace Symposium for Technological Research Advancements

A Phase-Indexed Dynamical Network Formulation for Cislunar Logistics Optimization

Prusty, S. and Ghosh, S. (equal contribution). Presented at the 3rd Aerospace Symposium for Technological Research Advancements, Thiruvananthapuram, India.

2026 · International Conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations

Long Term Evolution of Space Debris Clouds in the Cislunar Region

Ghosh, S., Sharma, P. S., Badgujar, S., Pundit, S., Bitla, R., Prusty, S. Presented in Bengaluru, India.

2025 · 35th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS) · Tokushima, Japan

Cislunar Space Traffic Management based on Operational Zones

Operational-zone-based traffic management and optical tracking in the cislunar region. Presented at ISTS 2025.

2024 · 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) · Milan, Italy

Characterization of Orbits in the Cislunar Region for Space Traffic Management

Characterization and regional classification of cislunar trajectories for space traffic management. Presented at IAC 2024.

2024 · International Astronautical Congress · Milan

Constraints and Challenges in Guidance, Navigation and Control Architectures for Beyond Earth Orbit CubeSat Missions

Varma, K., Ghosh, S., Badgujar, S., Furtado, G., and Puthiyadath, V.

2024 · International Astronautical Congress · Milan

Sailing Through Space: Advancing Space Exploration with Maneuverable Solar-Sailed Small Satellites

Maurya, R., Wischert, D., Ghosh, S., et al.

2024 · International Astronautical Congress · Milan

Conceptual Design and Feasibility Analysis of Maneuverable Solar-Sailed Small Satellites for Deep-Space Exploration and Communication

Maurya, R., Wischert, D., Ghosh, S., et al.

2024 · International Conference on Advances in Aerospace and Energy Systems

Lunar Mission Design using the Three-Body Problem

Ghosh, S., Badgujar, S., Gyeltshen, T., and Allamaprabhu, C. Y. IAES 2024, Thiruvananthapuram, India.

2021 · International Journal of Scientific Research & Engineering Trends · 7(2)

Structural Investigation of Agricultural UAV

Chandar, A. E., Phalphale, A., Ghosh, S., and Desai, S. Journal publication.

Ongoing Research

Photometry-aided orbit determination, multiobserver multitarget tracking, maneuver detection, and onboard trajectory optimization.