Systems and methods for contiguously and accurately updating target object
information during an entire target engagement period are provided. The target
tracking system includes a database for storing starfield information, an optical
beam source configured to illuminate one or more optical beam pulses, first and
second camera systems, and a processor. The processor instructs the first camera
system to track the object based on recordation of the tracked object, instructs
the second camera system to stabilize the tracking image based on the instructions
sent to the first camera system, and determines inertial reference information
of the tracked object based on the stabilized image and starfield information associated
with the stabilized image.