Interagency Report on Orbital Debris

Characterization Data Diameter vs. Altitude NASA Telescopes

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J

10

B

GEODSSB B

B

ETS

ETS

J

J

Haystack

NASA Telescopes

GEODSS USSPACECOM

USSPACECOM

Aricibo

J

1 Haystack

Aricibo B

B

Goldstone J Goldstone B

Diameter (cm)

0.1

Mir EURECA-1 Hubble Space Telescope J J J LDEF J J STS Windows & Radiators

0.01

J J

Westar 6

Palapa B2

J

Clementine Interstage Adapter

Solar Maximum Mission

0.001

J

STS Windows & Radiators B

B

0.0001

EURECA-1Solar Maximum Mission Palapa B2 B B B Mir B B B LDEF Westar 6 Hubble Space Telescope B

Clementine Interstage Adapter

0.00001 0

200

400

600

800

1000 1200 Altitude (km)

1400

1600

1800

2000

Characterization Data

Figure 5. Data Sources for the Definition of the Space Environment

Diameter vs. Year ETS

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USSPACECOM Haystack B NASA Telescopes GEODSS

B

USSPACECOM

NASA Telescopes

GEODSS

B

ETS

B

B

B

Aricibo B

1 Aricibo BB

Goldstone

Haystack B

Goldstone B

Diameter (cm)

0.1

Westar 6

0.01

LDEF

B

B

STS-58

STS-55

STS-54

B

STS-60 STS-61 STS-51

LDEF

STS-57 STS-56

STS-53 STS-52 STS-47 STS-46 STS-50 STS-49 STS-45 STS-42 STS-44 STS-48 STS-43 STS-40 STS-39 STS-37

STS-31

STS-35 STS-38 STS-41

STS-30

STS-36

STS-33

B B

STS-32

Mir

Westar 6 Palapa B2

STS-34 STS-28

STS-51J

STS-61C

STS-41G

STS-51F STS-51B

STS-51C

STS-8 STS-7 STS-6

STS-41C STS11/41B STS-9

STS-5

STS-4

STS-3

STS-2

STS-1

Solar Maximum Mission

STS-29

STS-27 STS-26

B

B

Clementine Interstage Adapter Hubble Space Telescope B B B EURECA-1

STS-61B STS-51I

STS-51G

STS-51A

STS-51D

STS-41D

STS-61A

Solar Maximum Mission

0.001

0.0001

Mir

B

Palapa B2

EURECA-1 B

B

Hubble Space Telescope B

Clementine Interstage Adapter

0.00001 1/1/80

1/1/82

1/1/84

1/1/86

1/1/88 Year

1/1/90

1/1/92

1/1/94

Figure 6. The Relationship of Various Data Acquisition Sources to Each Other and the Natural and Man-Made Environment

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