Space is more and more prone to accidents involving obsolete orbital objects. Examples are: July 1996: Cerise satellite lost due to a collision with a former Ariane tank fragment February 2009: Cosmos 2251 and Iridium 33 destroyed by collision, creating 1100 new catalogued debris objects.
Space debris removal by ground based laser Main conclusions of the European project CLEANSPACE
Space Safety is No Accident ; Chapter : 2 ; 13-22
2015-01-01
10 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Coupling Coefficient , Orbital Element , Satellite Laser Range , Space Debris , Master Oscillator Power Amplifier Engineering , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk , Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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