Title Orbital debris from upper-stage breakup / edited by Joseph P. Loftus, Jr

Published Washington, D.C. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ©1989

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 219 pages) : illustrations Series Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 121 Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 121. Contents ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Background""; ""Current Orbital Debris Environment""; ""Evolution of the Artificial Earth Satellite Environment""; ""Hypervelocity Impact and Upper-Stage Breakups""; ""Breakup Studies""; ""Preliminary Analysis of the Fragmentation of the Spot 1 Ariane Third Stage""; ""Explosive Fragmentation of Orbiting Propellant Tanks""; ""Characteristics of Satellite Breakups from Radar Cross Section and Plane-Change Angle""; ""Albedo Estimates for Debris""; ""Ariane-Related Debris in Deep-Space Orbit"" ""Potential Spot-1 R/B-Cosmos 1680 R/B Collision""""Control of Debris from Breakups""; ""Removal of Orbital Debris""; ""Cost Estimates for Removal of Orbital Debris""; ""Collision Probabilities in Geosynchronous Orbit and Techniques to Control the Environment""; ""Prevention of Breakups: Upper-Stage Operational Procedures""; ""Current Operational Practice for the Delta Second Stage""; ""Ariane Third Stage: Current Operational Practice and Modifications Expected""; ""Centaur Upper Stage""; ""Safing of H-1 Second Stage After Spacecraft Separation""; ""Author Index for Volume 121"" Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Subject Space debris. Space debris Form Electronic book Author Loftus, Joseph P LC no. 89036977 ISBN 9781600863769 1600863760

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