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.