Meteoroid and orbital debris risk mitigation in a low earth orbit satellite constellation

✍ Scribed by James L. Hyde; Eric L. Christiansen; Justin H. Kerr

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 565 KB
• Volume: 26
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0734-743X
• DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(01)00104-x

✦ Synopsis

The NASA/JSC Hypervelocity Impact Technology Facility (HITF) performed a meteoroid and orbital debris threat assessment on a low earth orbit satellite constellation. The results of the analysis will show that the risk from hypervelocity impact was significant enough to warrant design changes. The techniques used to significarttly mitigate the risk from hypervelocity impact will be discussed.