This paper uses the updated NASA “History of On-Orbit Satellite Fragmentations 15th Edition,” to examine and categorize the root cause of historical breakup events to the greatest degree possible. Classes of debris progenitors have evolved, as many classes of Cold War-era spacecraft are now extinct, only to be replaced by new classes of payloads and rocket bodies statistically likely to experience debris-producing events. The efficacy of international debris mitigation implementation and root cause/fault tree analyses and lessons learned is examined in relation to the breakup of satellite classes or specific events. In select cases, the remaining on-orbit inventory of specific classes is identified in the context of possible future events. The environmental impact of these specific classes is examined and compared to nominal space environment projections. When appropriate, recommendations for debris remediation are made for specific satellite classes.


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    Title :

    Root Cause Classification of Breakup Events 1961-2018


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Orbital Debris (IOC) Conference ; 2019 ; Sugar Land, TX, United States


    Publication date :

    2019-12-09


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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