Collision risk in sun synchronous low Earth orbit

This paper presents results of an investigation into the particular features of sun synchronous orbits, and enhancements required to more accurately estimate the probability of Collision (PC). The approach taken here is to compare PC estimates using “typical” input values with “enhanced” input value...

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Published inAdvances in space research Vol. 13; no. 8; pp. 187 - 190
Main Authors Dittberner, G., McKnight, D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.01.1993
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Summary:This paper presents results of an investigation into the particular features of sun synchronous orbits, and enhancements required to more accurately estimate the probability of Collision (PC). The approach taken here is to compare PC estimates using “typical” input values with “enhanced” input values specific to the sun synchronous case. The meteorological satellite NOAA-12 is used as an example. Results suggest that the collision probability for NOAA-12 using “enhanced” values is larger than the “typical” value by a factor of about 5.
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ISSN:0273-1177
1879-1948
DOI:10.1016/0273-1177(93)90589-4