Assessment of orbital debris size estimation from radar cross-section measurements

Details Assessment of orbital debris size estimation from radar cross-section measurements Assessment of orbital debris size estimation from radar cross-section measurements

Jan 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004adspr..34.1013l&link_type=abstract

Advances in Space Research, Volume 34, Issue 5, p. 1013-1020.

Computer Science

2

Space Debris, Assessment Of Orbital Debris Size Estimation, Radar Cross-Section Measurements, Space Surveillance Network

Scientific paper

MIT Lincoln Laboratory has conducted a measurement program for man-made orbital debris since 1991 in response to NASA's need to characterize the orbital debris population and facilitate manned spaceflight activities. The primary sensors used in that effort are the Haystack and Haystack auxiliary (HAX) radars located at the Lincoln space surveillance complex (LSSC) in Westford, Massachusetts. This paper will describe the results from a new effort conducted at LSSC, the objective of which is to assess the variability in NASA's current procedure for determination of size from radar data. RCS data have been acquired on 39 NASA-selected resident space objects (RSO). Results are also compared to the size estimates from the FPS-85 radar, an asset of the Space Surveillance Network.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Assessment of orbital debris size estimation from radar cross-section measurements does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Assessment of orbital debris size estimation from radar cross-section measurements, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Assessment of orbital debris size estimation from radar cross-section measurements will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1838413