Abstract Means and standard deviations of area-to-mass ratios for orbital debris tracked by US Space Command (USSPACECOM) were calculated from changes in apogee and perigee altitude due to atmospheric drag. Historical radar cross sections (RCSs) were analyzed to determine their means and standard deviations. These area-to-mass ratios and RCS-derived characteristic sizes were combined to produce statistical estimates of densities of the debris objects. Their mass densities and apparent densities were calculated based on observables and assumed shapes.
Apparent densities of orbital debris
Advances in Space Research ; 13 , 8 ; 153-156
1993-01-01
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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