The feasibility of influencing the reentry point of the Skylab space station is being evaluated. The concept involves modulation of the drag near the reentry point to induce or delay reentry enough to shift the debris footprint away from a land mass, should its natural trajectory indicate this to be the case. Technologies and strategies are presented.


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    Title :

    Skylab orbit decay update and the eleventh hour contingency plan


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    American Astronautical Society, Annual Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference ; 1979 ; Keystone, CO


    Publication date :

    1979-02-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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