Micrometeoroids and debris on LDEF comparison with MIR data

Details Micrometeoroids and debris on LDEF comparison with MIR data Micrometeoroids and debris on LDEF comparison with MIR data

Feb 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995ldef.symp..275m&link_type=abstract

In NASA. Langley Research Center, LDEF: 69 Months in Space. Third Post-Retrieval Symposium, Part 1 p 275-285 (SEE N95-23796 07-9

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Earth Orbital Environments, Interplanetary Dust, Long Duration Exposure Facility, Low Earth Orbits, Meteorite Craters, Meteoritic Damage, Micrometeoroids, Mir Space Station, Space Debris, Contamination, Depth, Meteoroids, Size Distribution, Spacecraft Shielding

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Part of the LDEF tray allocated to French experiments (FRECOPA) has been devoted to the study of dust particles. The tray was located on the face of LDEF directly opposed to the velocity vector. Crater size distributions have made possible the evaluation of the incident microparticle flux in the near-Earth environment. Comparisons are made with measurements obtained on the other faces of LDEF (tray clamps), on the leading edge (MAP) and with results of a similar experiment flown on the MIR space station. The geometry of impact craters, depth in particular, provides useful information on the nature of impacting particles and the correlation of geometry with the chemical analysis of projectile remnants inside craters make possible a discrimination between meteoroids and orbital debris. Emphasis has been laid on the size distribution of small craters in order to assess a cut-off in the distribution of particles in LEO. Special attention has been paid to the phenomenon of secondary impacts. A comparison of flight data with current models of meteoroids and space debris shows a fair agreement for LDEF, except for the smaller particles: the possible contribution of orbital debris in GTO orbits to the LDEF trailing edge flux is discussed. For MIR, flight results show differences with current modeling: the possible enhancement of orbital debris could be due to the contaminating presence of a permanently manned space station.

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