کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1715250 1519968 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A new look at the GEO and near-GEO regimes: Operations, disposals, and debris
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه سایر رشته های مهندسی مهندسی هوافضا
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A new look at the GEO and near-GEO regimes: Operations, disposals, and debris
چکیده انگلیسی

Since 1963 more than 900 spacecraft and more than 200 launch vehicle upper stages have been inserted into the vicinity of the geosynchronous regime. Equally important, more than 300 spacecraft have been maneuvered into disposal orbits at mission termination to alleviate unnecessary congestion in the finite GEO region. However, the number of GEO satellites continues to grow, and evidence exists of a substantial small debris population. In addition, the operational modes of an increasing number of GEO spacecraft differ from those of their predecessors of several decades ago, including more frequent utilization of inclined and eccentric geosynchronous orbits. Consequently, the nature of the GEO regime and its immediate surroundings is evolving from well-known classical characteristics. This paper takes a fresh look at the GEO satellite population and the near- and far-term environmental implications of the region, including the effects of national and international debris mitigation measures.


► Evolution of the operational use of the geosynchronous regime is examined.
► Geosynchronous disposal orbit characteristics are identified.
► Small debris populations near GEO are estimated.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Acta Astronautica - Volume 80, November–December 2012, Pages 82–88
نویسندگان
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