LEGEND - A three-dimensional LEO-to-GEO debris evolutionary model

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 981-986

  Liou, J C ^a   Hall, D T ^b   Krisko, P H ^a   Opiela, J N ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b Hernandez Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Geosynchronous orbit; LEGEND; Low earth orbit; Space debris

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; EARTH (PLANET); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; SATELLITES; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACE STATIONS;

EVOLUTIONARY MODELS; GEOSYNCHRONOUS EARTH ORBIT (GEO); LEGEND; LOW-EARTH ORBIT;

SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 3242719447     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2003.02.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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