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Procedure for estimating orbital debris risksA procedure for estimating the potential orbital debris risk to the world's populace from payloads or spent stages left in orbit on future missions is presented. This approach provides a consistent, but simple, procedure to assess the risk due to random reentry with an adequate accuracy level for making programmatic decisions on planned low Earth orbit missions.
Document ID
19850024856
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Publication (TP)
Authors
Crafts, J. L. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Lindberg, J. P. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1985
Subject Category
Space Transportation
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TP-2507
NAS 1.60:2507
M-495
Report Number: NASA-TP-2507
Report Number: NAS 1.60:2507
Report Number: M-495
Accession Number
85N33169
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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