Space debris issues in the geostationary ring

18th International Communications Satellite Systems Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 988-993

  Flury, W ^a  

^a ESA ESOC   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; EARTH (PLANET); GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; OBJECT DETECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCKETS; SANITARY SEWERS; SPACE DEBRIS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE SURVEILLANCE;

DEBRIS MITIGATION MEASURES; EFFECTIVE MEASURES; GEO-STATIONARY ORBITS; GEOSTATIONARY RINGS; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; OPERATIONAL SPACECRAFT; ORBITAL EVOLUTIONS; SPACE SURVEILLANCE NETWORK;

ORBITS;

EID: 84897767486     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-1120     Document Type: Conference Paper

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