SPACE-DEBRIS IDENTIFICATION USING OPTICAL CALIBRATION OF COMMON SPACECRAFT MATERIALS

Authors
CULP RD GRAVSETH IJ
Citation
Rd. Culp et Ij. Gravseth, SPACE-DEBRIS IDENTIFICATION USING OPTICAL CALIBRATION OF COMMON SPACECRAFT MATERIALS, Journal of spacecraft and rockets, 33(2), 1996, pp. 262-266
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Aerospace Engineering & Tecnology
Journal title
Journal of spacecraft and rockets → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224650
Volume
33
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
262 - 266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4650(1996)33:2<262:SIUOCO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
An investigation of the reflective properties of 19 common spacecraft materials was conducted, The experimental setup and the testing proced ure are discussed, and a new composite albedo phase function is propos ed. Tabular data and graphs of the spectral reflectivities, scattering characteristics, and albedos of these objects are listed for the visi ble and near infrared wavelengths, Conclusions are drawn regarding the validity of this method, and other possible methods of debris identif ication are discussed.