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Orbital debris from upper-stage breakup

Title: Orbital debris from upper-stage breakup / edited by Joseph P. Loftus, Jr.
Publication: Washington, DC : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ©1989.

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Additional Authors

Loftus, Joseph P.

Description

ix, 227 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 121

Uniform Title

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 121.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Contents

Cost estimates for removal of orbital debris / A.J. Petro and H. Ashley -- Collison probabilities in geosynchronous orbit and techniques to control the environment / B. McCormick -- Current operational practice for the Delta second stage / A.A. Gray Jr. -- Ariane third stage : current operational practice and modifications expected / R. Hergott and E. Perez -- Centaur upper stage / W. Groesbeck -- Safing of H-1 second stage after spacecraft separation / K. Noda.
Current orbital debris environment / D.J. Kessler -- Evolution of the artificial Earth satellite environment / N.L. Johnson -- Hypervelocity impact and upper-stage breakups / B.G. Cour-Palais and J.L. Crews -- Preliminary analysis of the fragmentation of the Spot 1 Ariane third stage / N.L. Johnson -- Explosive fragmentation of orbiting propellant tanks / F.J. Benz ... [et al.] -- Characteristics of satellite breakups from radar cross section and plane-change angle / G.D. Badhwar ... [et al.] -- Albedo estimates for debris / A.E. Potter, K.G. Henize, and D.L. Talent -- Ariane-related debris in deep-space orbit / L.G. Taff -- Potential Spot-1 R/B-Cosmos 1680 R/B collison / K.G. Henize and R.H. Rast -- Removal of orbital debris / A.J. Petro and D.L. Talent.

ISBN

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89036977

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Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library