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Orbital Debris Research in the United StatesThe presentation includes information about growth of the satellite population, the U.S. Space Surveillance Network, tracking and catalog maintenance, Haystack and HAX radar observation, Goldstone radar, the Michigan Orbital Debris Survey Telescope (MODEST), spacecraft surface examinations and sample of space shuttle impacts. GEO/LEO observations from Kwajalein Atoll, NASA s Orbital Debris Engineering Model (ORDEM2008), a LEO-to-GEO Environment Debris Model (LEGEND), Debris Assessment Software (DAS) 2.0, the NASA/JSC BUMPER-II meteoroid/debris threat assessment code, satellite reentry risk assessment, optical size and shape determination, work on more complicated fragments, and spectral studies.
Document ID
20090022146
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Stansbery, Gene (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 2009
Subject Category
Space Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-18386
Meeting Information
Meeting: U.S. China Space Surveillance Technical Interchange
Location: Shanghai
Country: China
Start Date: June 1, 2009
End Date: June 5, 2009
Sponsors: Department of Defense
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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