The present invention relates to a method for re-entry prediction of an uncontrolled artificial space object, the method including: calculating an average semi-major axis and an argument of latitude by inputting two-line elements or osculating elements of an artificial space object at two different time points; calculating an average semi-major axis, argument of latitude, and atmospheric drag at a second time point; estimating an optimum drag scale factor while changing the drag scale factor; predicting the time and place of re-entry of an artificial space object into the atmosphere by applying the estimateddrag scale factor. Here, orbit prediction is performed by using a Cowell's high-precision orbital propagator using numerical integration from the second time point to a re-entry time point.
METHOD FOR RE-ENTRY PREDICTION OF UNCONTROLLED ARTIFICIAL SPACE OBJECT
VERFAHREN ZUR WIEDEREINTRITTSVORHERSAGE EINES UNKONTROLLIERTEN KÜNSTLICHEN RAUMOBJEKTS
PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉDICTION DE NOUVELLE ENTRÉE D'UN OBJET DE L'ESPACE ARTIFICIEL INCONTRÔLÉ
11.12.2019
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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