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The detection of earth orbiting objects by IRASA systematic examination of 1836 images of the sky constructed from scans made by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite has resulted in the detection of 466 objects which are shown to be in earth orbit. Analysis of the spatial and size distribution and thermal properties of these objets, which may include payloads, rocket bodies and debris particles, is being conducted as one step in a feasibility study for space-based debris detection technologies.
Document ID
19900031693
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Dow, Kimberly L.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Sykes, Mark V.
(Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Low, Frank J.
(Steward Observatory Tucson, AZ, United States)
Vilas, Faith
(NASA Johnson Space Flight Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Advances in Space Research
Volume: 10
Issue: 3-4,
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Accession Number
90A18748
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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