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.


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    Title :

    METHOD FOR RE-ENTRY PREDICTION OF UNCONTROLLED ARTIFICIAL SPACE OBJECT


    Additional title:

    VERFAHREN ZUR WIEDEREINTRITTSVORHERSAGE EINES UNKONTROLLIERTEN KÜNSTLICHEN RAUMOBJEKTS
    PROCÉDÉ DE PRÉDICTION DE NOUVELLE ENTRÉE D'UN OBJET DE L'ESPACE ARTIFICIEL INCONTRÔLÉ


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    Publication date :

    2019-12-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / G06F ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING , Elektrische digitale Datenverarbeitung



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