Space-borne radar detection of orbital debris

Author

Carl, J.R. ; Arndt, G.D. ; Bourgoise, B.A. ; Paz, I.

Author_Institution

Lockheed Eng. & Sci. Co., Houston, TX, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

29 Nov-2 Dec 1993

Firstpage

939

Abstract

Orbital debris in low-Earth-orbit (LEG) poses an increasing threat to the Space Station Freedom (SSF). A combined ground-based/on-orbit radar detection system can provide adequate warning to minimize the collision threat. The paper discusses the unique features on an on-board radar, its contributions to solving the problem, simulation results from modeling of atmospheric effects, and their perturbations upon propagation of debris trajectories, and associated effects of “time-staleness” of orbital parameters of the debris particles

Keywords

aerospace instrumentation; pollution; pollution detection and control; radar systems; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; space vehicles; Space Station Freedom; atmospheric effects; collision threat; debris trajectories; ground-based/on-orbit radar detection system; low-Earth-orbit; onboard radar; orbital debris; perturbations; time-staleness; Atmospheric modeling; Low earth orbit satellites; Particle tracking; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Space debris; Space stations; Spaceborne radar; Trajectory; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1993, including a Communications Theory Mini-Conference. Technical Program Conference Record, IEEE in Houston. GLOBECOM '93., IEEE

Conference_Location

Houston, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0917-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1993.318216

Filename

318216