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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    Title :

    Conceptual design for an orbiting debris detection radar


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    Publication date :

    1995-12-01


    Size :

    576715 byte




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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