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A method for identification of one or more launched objects obscured by debris objects within a debris field comprises: directing one or more sensor pulses at the debris field to obtain a plurality of sensor images; identifying objects within the debris field based on the sensor images; determining

A method for identification of one or more launched objects obscured by debris objects within a debris field comprises: directing one or more sensor pulses at the debris field to obtain a plurality of sensor images; identifying objects within the debris field based on the sensor images; determining acceleration characteristics for each of the identified objects within the debris field based on the sensor images; identifying objects exhibiting free fall acceleration characteristics as debris objects; and identifying objects exhibiting centripetal acceleration characteristics as the one or more launched objects.

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1. A method for identification of one or more launched objects obscured by debris objects within a debris field, the method comprising: directing, by a sensor at the direction of a computer processor, one or more sensor pulses at the debris field to obtain a plurality of sensor images;identifying, b

1. A method for identification of one or more launched objects obscured by debris objects within a debris field, the method comprising: directing, by a sensor at the direction of a computer processor, one or more sensor pulses at the debris field to obtain a plurality of sensor images;identifying, by the computer processor, objects within the debris field based on the plurality of sensor images;determining, by the computer processor, acceleration characteristics for each of the identified objects within the debris field based on the plurality of sensor images;identifying, by the computer processor, objects exhibiting free fall acceleration characteristics as the debris objects; andidentifying, by the computer processor, objects exhibiting centripetal acceleration characteristics as the one or more launched objects. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensor images comprise range-velocity images. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising generating, by the computer processor, a range-velocity-acceleration image from said range-velocity images. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining acceleration characteristics of each of the identified objects comprises determining the acceleration characteristics of each of the identified objects from the range-velocity-acceleration image. 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising generating, by the computer processor, a filtered range-velocity-acceleration image of the identified one or more launched objects within the debris field by filtering out the identified debris objects from the range-velocity-acceleration image. 6. The method of claim 4, further comprising generating, by the computer processor, filtered sensor images of the identified one or more launched objects within the debris field by filtering out the identified debris objects from each of the plurality of sensor images. 7. The method of claim 4, further comprising tracking, by the computer processor, the identified one or more launched objects with one or more additional sensor pulses. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensor pulses are included in a single dwell from a sensor. 9. A method for identification of one or more launched objects obscured by debris within a debris field comprising: directing, by a sensor at the direction of a computer processor, one or more sensor pulses at the debris field to obtain a plurality of range-velocity sensor images;generating, by the computer processor, a range-velocity-acceleration image from the plurality of range-velocity sensor images;identifying, by the computer processor, objects on the range-velocity-acceleration image exhibiting free-fall acceleration as debris objects;filtering, by the computer processor, the debris objects from the range-velocity-acceleration image, thereby revealing one or more possible launched objects on the filtered range-velocity-acceleration image. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining, by the computer processor, which of the one or more possible launched objects exhibit centripetal acceleration; andidentifying, by the computer processor, the one or more possible launched objects exhibiting centripetal acceleration as launched objects. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising generating, by the computer processor, a filtered range-velocity-acceleration image of the identified launched objects within the debris field by filtering out the identified debris objects from the range-velocity-acceleration image. 12. The method of claim 10, further comprising generating, by the computer processor, filtered sensor images of the identified launched objects within the debris field by filtering out the identified debris objects from each of the plurality of sensor images. 13. The method of claim 10, further comprising tracking, by the computer processor, the identified launched objects with one or more additional dwells including one or more additional sensor pulses. 14. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more sensor pulses are included in a single dwell from a sensor. 15. A system for identifying one or more launched objects obscured by debris within a debris field, the system comprising: a sensor configured to direct one or more sensor pulses at the debris field to obtain a plurality of range-velocity sensor images;memory for storing the plurality of range-velocity images; anda processor configured to: cause the sensor to direct the one or more sensor pulses at the debris field to obtain the plurality of range-velocity sensor images;generate a range-velocity-acceleration image from the plurality of range-velocity sensor images;identify objects on the range-velocity-acceleration image exhibiting free-fall acceleration as debris objects; andidentify objects on the range-velocity-acceleration image exhibiting centripetal-acceleration as launched objects. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to generate a filtered range-velocity-acceleration image of the identified launched objects within the debris field by filtering out the identified debris objects from the range-velocity-acceleration image. 17. The system of claim 16, further comprising a display coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the filtered range-velocity-acceleration image to be shown on the display. 18. The system of claim 17, further comprising a communications network coupling the processor to an anti-missile defense system, wherein said processor is further configured to transmit tracking data relating to the identified launched objects to the anti-missile defense system via the communications network. 19. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is configured to cause the sensor to obtain the plurality of range-velocity sensor images from a single dwell including the one or more sensor pulses. 20. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to cause the sensor to track the identified launched objects with one or more additional dwells including one or more additional sensor pulses.