SOME PROPERTIES OF MILLIMETRIC SPACE DEBRIS

Authors
GOLDSTEIN SJ GOLDSTEIN RM
Citation
Sj. Goldstein et Rm. Goldstein, SOME PROPERTIES OF MILLIMETRIC SPACE DEBRIS, The Astronomical journal, 107(1), 1994, pp. 367-371
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
The Astronomical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00046256
Volume
107
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
367 - 371
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6256(1994)107:1<367:SPOMSD>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We describe radar observations at 8510 MHz of 39 small particles in Ea rth orbit. The altitudes vary between 510 and 1550 km, while the radia l velocities lie between -310 and +520 m/s. Regarding all the observat ions as belonging to one statistical population, we calculate with the principle of least squares a best fitting semimajor axis and eccentri city. The semimajor axis is (7450+98/-92) km, while the eccentricity i s (0.039+0.012/-0.016).