The Space Debris Sensor (SDS) is a NASA experiment scheduled to fly aboard the International Space Station (ISS) starting in 2017. The SDS is the first flight demonstration of the Debris Resistive/Acoustic Grid Orbital NASA-Navy Sensor (DRAGONS) developed and matured by the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office. The DRAGONS concept combines several technologies to characterize the size, speed, direction, and density of small impacting objects. With a minimum two-year operational lifetime, SDS is anticipated to collect statistically significant information on orbital debris ranging from 50 micron to 500 micron in size. This paper describes the SDS features and how data from the ISS mission may be used to update debris environment models. Results of hypervelocity impact testing during the development of SDS and the potential for improvement on future sensors at higher altitudes will be reviewed.


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    Title :

    Development of the Space Debris Sensor


    Contributors:
    Hamilton, J. (author) / Liou, J.-C. (author) / Anz-Meador, P. D. (author) / Corsaro, B. (author) / Giovane, F. (author) / Matney, M. (author) / Christiansen, E. (author)

    Conference:

    European Conference on Space Debris ; 2017 ; Darmstadt, Germany


    Publication date :

    2017-04-18


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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