Modelling of Ejecta as a Space Debris Source |
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Authors: | Bariteau M Mandeville J-C |
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Institution: | (1) ONERA/DESP, 2 avenue E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France;(2) Dept. De Technologie, ONERA/DESP, BP 4025, 31055 Toulouse Cedex, France |
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Abstract: | When a micro-debris or a micrometeoroid impacts a spacecraft surface, a large number of secondary particles, called ejecta, are produced. These particles can contribute to a modification of the debris environment: either locally by the occurrence of secondary impacts on the components of complex and large space structures, or at great distance by the formation of a population of small orbital debris. This paper describes firstly, the ejecta overall production, and secondly, the lifetime and the orbital evolution of the particles. Finally the repartition of ejecta in LEO is computed. Some results describing the population as a function of size and altitude are presented. |
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Keywords: | hypervelocity impact modelling and simulation orbital debris secondary ejecta |
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