The effects of particulates from solid rocket motors fired in space
The effects of particulates from solid rocket motors fired in space
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The orbits attained by kick motor solid propellant particulates are modeled, and an estimate is made of the number of particulates which will remain in orbit. The fuel, Al2O3, is burned while inserting spacecraft into a transfer orbit and again while circularizing the GEO station. It is shown that 23 percent of 1 micron particles deorbit immediately, while most particles enter a retrograde orbit. The resulting flux is an order of magnitude larger than the micrometeoroid flux. The pressures exerted by solar radiation ensure that only 5 percent of the original flux is still in orbit after the first year. The estimates provided are valid for a large number of transfer orbit operations, but will vary widely over the short term.
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The effects of particulates from solid rocket motors fired in space
Advances in Space Research ; 5 , 2, 19
1985-01-01
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