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Journal Articles Advances in Space Research Year : 1999

LIBRIS: An orbital imaging lidar for the detection of small to medium-sized debris in low-earth orbit

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LIBRIS aims at detecting and locating orbital debris in the 0.1 mm – 1 cm size range, retrieving such parameters as distance at the time of detection, trajectory parameters (incidence and velocity) and estimated size. It makes use of backscattered lidar radiation and will provide long-term information to improve cataloging of debris in low-Earth orbit (LEO) and thus refine existing evolutionary debris models. Knowledge about interplanetary dust particles (IDPs) will be gained by discriminating between natural (micro-meteoroids) and man-made debris in LEO by means of the retrieved orbital parameters.

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insu-03323729 , version 1 (22-08-2021)

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Jean-Claude Worms, O. Girard, Alain Hauchecorne, K. Muinonen. LIBRIS: An orbital imaging lidar for the detection of small to medium-sized debris in low-earth orbit. Advances in Space Research, 1999, 23 (1), pp.67-70. ⟨10.1016/S0273-1177(98)00231-2⟩. ⟨insu-03323729⟩
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