Characterization Data Diameter vs. Altitude NASA Telescopes
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J
10
B
GEODSSB B
B
ETS
ETS
J
J
Haystack
NASA Telescopes
GEODSS USSPACECOM
USSPACECOM
Aricibo
J
1 Haystack
Aricibo B
B
Goldstone J Goldstone B
Diameter (cm)
0.1
Mir EURECA-1 Hubble Space Telescope J J J LDEF J J STS Windows & Radiators
0.01
J J
Westar 6
Palapa B2
J
Clementine Interstage Adapter
Solar Maximum Mission
0.001
J
STS Windows & Radiators B
B
0.0001
EURECA-1Solar Maximum Mission Palapa B2 B B B Mir B B B LDEF Westar 6 Hubble Space Telescope B
Clementine Interstage Adapter
0.00001 0
200
400
600
800
1000 1200 Altitude (km)
1400
1600
1800
2000
Characterization Data
Figure 5. Data Sources for the Definition of the Space Environment
Diameter vs. Year ETS
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USSPACECOM Haystack B NASA Telescopes GEODSS
B
USSPACECOM
NASA Telescopes
GEODSS
B
ETS
B
B
B
Aricibo B
1 Aricibo BB
Goldstone
Haystack B
Goldstone B
Diameter (cm)
0.1
Westar 6
0.01
LDEF
B
B
STS-58
STS-55
STS-54
B
STS-60 STS-61 STS-51
LDEF
STS-57 STS-56
STS-53 STS-52 STS-47 STS-46 STS-50 STS-49 STS-45 STS-42 STS-44 STS-48 STS-43 STS-40 STS-39 STS-37
STS-31
STS-35 STS-38 STS-41
STS-30
STS-36
STS-33
B B
STS-32
Mir
Westar 6 Palapa B2
STS-34 STS-28
STS-51J
STS-61C
STS-41G
STS-51F STS-51B
STS-51C
STS-8 STS-7 STS-6
STS-41C STS11/41B STS-9
STS-5
STS-4
STS-3
STS-2
STS-1
Solar Maximum Mission
STS-29
STS-27 STS-26
B
B
Clementine Interstage Adapter Hubble Space Telescope B B B EURECA-1
STS-61B STS-51I
STS-51G
STS-51A
STS-51D
STS-41D
STS-61A
Solar Maximum Mission
0.001
0.0001
Mir
B
Palapa B2
EURECA-1 B
B
Hubble Space Telescope B
Clementine Interstage Adapter
0.00001 1/1/80
1/1/82
1/1/84
1/1/86
1/1/88 Year
1/1/90
1/1/92
1/1/94
Figure 6. The Relationship of Various Data Acquisition Sources to Each Other and the Natural and Man-Made Environment
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