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Navspasur orbital processing for satellite break-up events

Content Provider	NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
Author	Schumacher Jr., Paul W.
Copyright Year	1991
Description	Satellite breakups via explosion or collision can instantly increase the trackable orbiting population by up to several hundred objects, temporarily perturbing the routine space surveillance operations at U.S. Space Command (USSPACWCOM) and the Naval Space Surveillance Center (NAVSPASUR). This paper is a survey of some of the procedures and techniques used by NAVSPASUR to respond to such events. First, the overall data flow at NAVSPASUR is described highlighting the places at which human analysts may intervene with special processing. So-called manual intervention is required in a variety of non-nominal situations, including breakups. Second, a description is given of some of the orbital analysis and other software tools available to NAVSPASUR analysts. These tools were developed in-house over the past thirty years and can be employed in a highly flexible manner. The basic design philosophy for these tools was to implement simple concepts as efficiently as possible and to allow the analyst maximum use of his personal expertise. Finally, several historical breakup scenarios are discussed briefly. These scenarios provide examples of the types of questions that are fairly easy to answer in the present operational environment, as well as examples of questions that are very difficult to answer.
File Size	551228
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910011418
Archival Resource Key	ark:/13960/t9z081r65
Language	English
Publisher Date	1991-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Astronautics (general) Surveys Earth Orbital Environments Artificial Satellites Human-computer Interface Space Surveillance Space Debris Collisions Data Processing Histories Explosions Applications Programs Computers Spacecraft Breakup Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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