David Ottesen
Astrodynamics Engineer | Astrodynamics: Trajectory Optimization and Orbit Determination | Fortran, Python, Matlab
- Role
- Astrodynamics Engineer at LeoLabs
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About David Ottesen
I am currently a Flight Dynamics Engineer at Firefly Aerospace, specializing in…
Experience
Astrodynamics Engineer
Aug 2022 — Present · Menlo Park, CA, US
Low-Earth-Orbit Cataloging• Co-wrote (Python), co-designed, and co-implement an algorithm to catalog low-Earth-orbit objects.• Modeled with ODTK and leveraged optimization techniques (heuristic, recursive, Bayesian optimization).• Interfaced with AWS/S3 to document and save results.• Improved non-Gaussian state quality to Gaussian via measurement residuals, state-covariance overlap, and state consistency.• Generated internal studies on state quality and measurement-source impact.Launch-State Generator• Wrote (Python), designed, and implemented a launch state vector estimator.• Modeled with Orekit and based on open-source information.Low-Earth-Orbit Operations• Manual support for SpaceX, Blacksky, and other commercia and government entities.• Associated objects to tracks and generated states.• Orbit determination using a batch or Kalman filter.
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Master's degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
2010 — 2012
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor's degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
2005 — 2009
The University of Texas at Austin
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering
2012 — 2022
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