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Reentry analysis for low Earth orbiting spacecraftAs a result of recent National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Management Instruction (NMI), NASA spacecraft programs must limit orbital debris by design and/or by operational procedures. To fulfill this requirement, spacecraft may be required to be removed from their operational orbit after mission completion. Spacecraft disposal by atmospheric reentry is a means to accomplish this task. To assess the risk to man, an analysis must be done to determine which parts of the spacecraft are likely to survive a reentry of the Earth's atmosphere and where those parts will land. These issues are currently being examined for the Earth Observing System (EOS-AM1). The Johnson Space Center (JSC) Aeroscience Branch, supported by the Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co., has developed a tool which permits the analysis of the thermal effects of reentry on individual spacecraft components to determine which components are expected to survive reentry. This paper presents an examination of the burnup and reentry of EOS-AM1 and describes a method for other spacecraft to use in analyzing similar reentry issues.
Document ID
19950054175
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Newman, Lauri Kraft
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, US, United States)
Folta, David C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, US, United States)
Ross, Brian P.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, US, United States)
Bouslog, Stanley A.
(Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co., Houston, TX US, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: In: Spaceflight dynamics 1993; AAS(NASA International Symposium, 8th, Greenbelt, MD, Apr. 26-30, 1993, Parts 1 & 2 . A95-85716
Publisher: American Astronautical Society (Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 84, Pts. 1 & 2)
ISSN: 0065-3438
Subject Category
Astrodynamics
Accession Number
95A85774
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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