Empirical model of motion of space debris in the geostationary region
| Autor: | P. A. Levkina, N. S. Bakhtigaraev, V. V. Chazov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Geosynchronous orbit Lagrangian point Astronomy and Astrophysics Space (mathematics) 01 natural sciences Geocentric coordinates Space and Planetary Science Observatory 0103 physical sciences Geostationary orbit Satellite 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Space debris Remote sensing |
| Zdroj: | Solar System Research. 50:130-135 |
| ISSN: | 1608-3423 0038-0946 |
| DOI: | 10.1134/s0038094616020027 |
| Popis: | Regular optical observations of small-sized space debris on a geosynchronous orbit are carried out at the Terskol Peak Observatory (Kabardino-Balkaria). The aim of these observations is to gather data on technogenic pollution of near-Earth space; discover small-sized space debris, determine their parameters, and catalogue them; and maintain an updated catalogue of orbits. The results obtained by processing topocentric measurements of positions of one such object are presented. This object is distinctive in that it is a small-sized fragment of the Fengyun 2D satellite (international designator 2006-053A) and moves about a Lagrangian point at 75° E with a small amplitude. The observational material was accumulated in 12 twoweek sessions within a 6-year interval from 2009 to 2014. The variability of the ratio of the maximum cross section area to the object mass is revealed, and a model of variations of this parameter is proposed. The basic period of variations is 392 days. The validity of the model was verified in a series of independent observations in March, 2015. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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