Radar observations of the decayed USSR space station Salyut-7/Kosmos-1686 were frequently performed beginning in 1990. The main objective was to support and advise the German government in all matters concerned with the reentry. Methods for orbit analysis, long and short term lifetime prediction, and spacecraft mass assessment are discussed. Typical results like orbital history to identify maneuvers and changes in attitude are presented. The influence of solar activity on low Earth orbits is shown. The robustness and reliability of the analysis methods is demonstrated using radar data from Salyut-7/Kosmos-1686 reentry observations.
Orbit Analysis and Lifetime Prediction Using Radar Data by Reentry of Salyut-7/Kosmos-1686
1991
7 pages
Report
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English
Debris Reentry Prediction: Salyut-7/Kosmos-1686
NTIS | 1991
|Reentry of Salyut-7/Kosmos-1686
NTIS | 1991
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