Apparent densities of orbital debris

Details Apparent densities of orbital debris Apparent densities of orbital debris

Aug 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993adspr..13..153a&link_type=abstract

Advances in Space Research, Volume 13, Issue 8, p. 153-156.

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Means and standard deviations of area-to-mass ratios for orbital debris tracked by US Space Command (USSPACECOM) were calculated from changes in apogee and perigee altitude due to atmospheric drag. Historical radar cross sections (RCSs) were analyzed to determine their means and standard deviations. These area-to-mass ratios and RCS-derived characteristic sizes were combined to produce statistical estimates of densities of the debris objects. Their mass densities and apparent densities were calculated based on observables and assumed shapes.

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