Radar and optical characterization of an anomalous orbital debris population

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 719-725

  Sridharan, R ^a   Beavers, W ^a   Gaposchkin, E M ^a   Lambour, R ^a   Kansky, J ^a   Stansbery, E ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; RADAR TRACKING; SPACE DEBRIS;

OCEAN SURVEILLANCE SATELLITES;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0033365759     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3485     Document Type: Article

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