The effects of spacecraft and upper stage breakups on the geostationary ring

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-23

  Anselmo, L ^b   Pardini, C ^a  

^a ISTI CNR   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPLOSIONS; ORBITS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); ROCKETS; SPACE DEBRIS; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; DEBRIS;

DEBRIS CLOUDS; GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT; GEOSTATIONARY RING; GEOSTATIONARY TRANSFER ORBIT; ROCKET BODY BREAKUPS;

GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; ORBITS;

GEO-STATIONARY ORBITS; GEO-STATIONARY TRANSFER ORBIT; GEOSTATIONARY RINGS; GEOSTATIONARY SPACECRAFTS; MILLIMETER-SIZED PARTICLES; NATURAL PERTURBATIONS; ORBITAL PERTURBATION; SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT;

EID: 0035070774     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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