Hubble Space Telescope meteoroid-debris protection analysis

Details Hubble Space Telescope meteoroid-debris protection analysis Hubble Space Telescope meteoroid-debris protection analysis

Jun 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986stin...8629737h&link_type=abstract

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Hubble Space Telescope, Impact Damage, Meteoroid Hazards, Meteoroid Protection, Space Debris, Degradation, Probability Theory, Shrouds, Spacecraft Survivability, System Failures

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A system level failure could occur if the Hubble Space Telescope's (ST) capability to operate as a facility on-orbit is critically reduced or when a significant reduction in the quality of science data is registered. Failure could occur if a meteoroid/debris impact damages a component of a major support subsystem or if a meteoroid/debris penetration causes straylight contamination in the light shield, forward shell, aft shroud, or through the aperture door. The ST was analyzed to find the probability of no critical penetration. This probability value was found to be 92.25% for a two-year service life. A straylight leakage repair technique was recommended for the aft shroud, the region found most likely to be critically penetrated. Fozar tape and multilayer insulation blankets are suggested as posible repair materials.

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