Reentry of the GRO satellite must be controlled because it is expected that a great portion of the massive spacecraft would survive the reentry into the earth's atmosphere with the debris possibly causing harm to human life and property. The intent of this paper is to present a technique, results, and conclusion for a controlled reentry scenario for GRO. The planned impact would occur in an uninhabited portion of the South Pacific Ocean. Two major areas were analyzed. First, targeting analysis examined conditions under which the orbital maneuver study was done. Finally, the debris scatter involved analyzing effects of the breakup of the spacecraft on the impact area. These two areas were the basis from which the controlled reentry study was accomplished.


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    Title :

    Controlled Reentry of the Gamma ray Observatory (GRO)


    Contributors:
    E. R. Brown (author)

    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    27 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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