There exists a large amount of man-made debris in low Earth orbit. The quantity of this debris is growing every year as a result of on-going activities in space. Much of the debris consists of particles which are too small to be tracked from the ground, but nevertheless pose a threat to spacecraft. This paper examines the possibility of an orbiting radar which, over a period of time, could measure debris positions and velocities and thereby build up a database of debris orbits. Spacecraft could use this database for advance warning of impending collisions and maneuver themselves out of the collision path, thereby mitigating the long-term risk of collision damage.


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    Titel :

    Conceptual design for an orbiting debris detection radar


    Beteiligte:
    Graves, R.H.W. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.12.1995


    Format / Umfang :

    576715 byte




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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