A sensitivity study of the effectiveness of active debris removal in LEO

International Astronautical Federation - 58th International Astronautical Congress 2007

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 1853-1859

  Liou, J C ^a   Johnson, Nicholas L ^b  

^a ESCG/ERC   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ORBITS; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COLLISION PROBABILITIES; DEBRIS POPULATIONS; DEBRIS REMOVALS; LIFE-TIMES; MITIGATION MEASURES; NEAR-EARTH; ORBITAL DEBRIS; POPULATION GROWTHS; RANGING; REMOVAL RATES; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SPACE ACTIVITIES; SPACE OBJECTS;

SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 54949098840     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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