Collision and debris hazard assessment for a low-earth-orbit space constellation

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-238

  Chobotov, V A ^a,b,c   Herman, D E ^a,b,d   Johnson, C G ^a,b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Astrodynamics Department   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE DEBRIS;

CONSTELLATION COLLISION ASSESSMENT; LOW EARTH ORBIT SPACE CONSTELLATION;

ORBITAL LABORATORIES;

EID: 0031094911     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3198     Document Type: Article

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