NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 2009 · 68 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesRisk ManagementRisk AssessmentSatellite MeteorologySpacecraft DesignDebris ManagementImpact PredictionNatural HazardsSatellite Orbit DeterminationSatellite Orbit DynamicsSatellite OrbitsMicrosatellite MarkersOrbital Debris ProtectionReentry OrbitsSatellite VulnerabilitySolar Cycle DurationSolar Cycle DynamicsSolar Cycle EffectsSpace Debris Risk Assessment
Topics discussed include: new debris from a decommissioned satellite with a nuclear power source; debris from the destruction of the Fengyun-1C meteorological satellite; quantitative analysis of the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle 'Jules Verne' reentry event; microsatellite impact tests; solar cycle 24 predictions and other long-term projections and geosynchronus (GEO) environment for the Orbital Debris Engineering Model (ORDEM2008). Abstracts from the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office, examining satellite reentry risk assessments and statistical issues for uncontrolled reentry hazards, are also included.