English

Dodgeball -- Can a Satellite Avoid Being Hit by Debris?

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2021-10-08 v1 Applied Physics Physics and Society Space Physics

Abstract

Can a satellite dodge a collision with untracked orbiting debris? Can a satellite dodge collision with a tracked object, making only the avoidance man{\oe}uvers actually required to avoid collision, despite the uncertainties of predicted conjunctions? Satellite-borne radar may distinguish actual collision threats from the much greater number of near misses because an object on a collision course has constant bearing, which may be determined by interferometric detection of the radar return. A large constellation of such radars may enable the determination of the ephemerides of all cm-sized debris in LEO.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2110.03113,
  title  = {Dodgeball -- Can a Satellite Avoid Being Hit by Debris?},
  author = {J. I. Katz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.03113},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

14 pp., 2 figs

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