The majority of work performed by the Lincoln Laboratory's Space Surveillance Group, at the request of NASA, to define the near-earth population of man-made debris is summarized. Electrooptical devices, each with a 1.2 deg FOV, were employed at the GEODSS facility in New Mexico. Details of the equipment calibration and alignment procedures are discussed, together with implementation of a synchronized time code for computer controlled videotaping of the imagery. Parallax and angular speed data served as bases for distinguishing between man-made debris and meteoroids. The best visibility was obtained in dawn and dusk twilight conditions at elevation ranges of 300-2000 km. Tables are provided of altitudinal density distribution of debris. It is noted that the program also yielded an extensive data base on meteoroid rates.


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    Titel :

    Low altitude, one centimeter, space debris search at Lincoln Laboratory's (M.I.T.) experimental test system


    Beteiligte:
    Taff, L. G. (Autor:in) / Beatty, D. E. (Autor:in) / Yakutis, A. J. (Autor:in) / Randall, P. M. S. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.1985



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :



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