Open AccessRates inferred from the space debris catalog
Author(s) -
G.H. Canavan
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/377506
Subject(s) - collision , fragmentation (computing) , debris , space debris , physics , mathematics , statistics , environmental science , geodesy , geology , computer science , meteorology , computer security , operating system
Collision and fragmentation rates are inferred from the AFSPC space debris catalog and compare with estimates from other treatments. The collision rate is evaluated without approximation. The fragmentation rate requires additional empirical assessments. The number of fragments per collision is low compared to analytic and numerical treatments, is peaked low, and falls rapidly with altitude