As a result of the space activities during the last three decades there are lots of artificial particles orbiting the Earth, the so called orbital debris. These particles increase the probability that spacecraft will be hidden during mission considerably. Especially large spacecraft planned for long missions will be endangered and have to be protected against this new threat. Techniques for protection of spacecraft are presented and compared. Semi-empirical formulae for calculation of dimensions of protection systems are given. Based on these formulae and on the direction distribution of the particles, three different approaches for reduction of the required mass of the protection system are presented.


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    Title :

    Protection of Spacecraft Against Meteroid/Orbital Debris Impacts


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    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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