Explorer 46 was launched into Earth orbit in August 1972 to evaluate the effectiveness of using double-wall structures to protect against meteoroids. The data from the Meteoroid Bumper Experiment on Explorer 46 is reexamined and it is concluded that most of the impacts originated from an Earth orbiting population. The probable source of this orbiting population is solid rocket motors fired in Earth orbit.
Impacts on Explorer 46 from an Earth orbiting population
1985-03-01
Conference paper
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English
MOM-E: Moon-Orbiting Mothership Explorer
NTRS | 2010
|MOM-E: Moon-Orbiting Mothership Explorer
NTIS | 2010
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