Searching the lost fragments

Hitoshi Ikeda; Toshiya Hanada; Tetsuo Yasaka

doi:10.2514/6.iac-05-b6.p.02

Searching the lost fragments

Hitoshi Ikeda, Toshiya Hanada, Tetsuo Yasaka

Space Systems Engineering

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This paper tries to search the lost fragments from the near-synchronous US TitanIIIC transtage explosion of February 21^st, 1992, known as the second major fragmentation of a TitanIIIC transtage. This breakup was accidentally observed by the Maui GEODSS sensor, and then a total of 23 objects were reported from the breakup, no orbital data on any fragments has been generated by the Space Surveillance Network (SSN). In order to evaluate debris clouds orbital evolution, we demonstrated actual US TitanIIIC transtage explosion by using a breakup model and a orbit propagator. Perturbing accelerations, considered in this analysis are non-spherical part of the Earth's gravitational attraction, gravitational attraction due to the Sun and Moon, and solar pressure effects. Finally, we will present a search strategy based on distribution of right ascension of the ascending node about catalogued objects and debris particles from TitanIIIC explosion.

Original language	English
Pages	2682-2687
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.iac-05-b6.p.02
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	International Astronautical Federation - 56th International Astronautical Congress 2005 - Fukuoka, Japan Duration: Oct 17 2005 → Oct 21 2005

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Other	International Astronautical Federation - 56th International Astronautical Congress 2005
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Fukuoka
Period	10/17/05 → 10/21/05

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Space and Planetary Science
Aerospace Engineering

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