A sensitive radar search for small natural satellites of the earth

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May 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986aj.....91.1238l&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 91, May 1986, p. 1238-1241.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Earth (Planet), Natural Satellites, Radar Astronomy, Perigees, Radar Tracking, Space Debris

Scientific paper

Radar tracking data from NORAD were used to perform a sensitive search for small natural satellites of the earth. This search would be sensitive to satellites ranging from 5 cm in diameter with perigee heights of approximately less than 400 km to about 40 cm with perigees of approximately less than 10,000 km. While a few unidentified objects were found, these were all near transfer orbits likely to contain debris from satellite launches. No objects that are unlikely to be manmade were seen.

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