Probability of successful completion of microgravity experiments onboard the Space Station subject to random orbital debris collision avoidance maneuvers

Brian A. Bourgeois

doi:10.1117/12.177648

8 June 1994 Probability of successful completion of microgravity experiments onboard the Space Station subject to random orbital debris collision avoidance maneuvers

Brian A. Bourgeois

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Proceedings Volume 2214, Space Instrumentation and Dual-Use Technologies; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177648
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Explicit formulas are given for the probability of occurrence of at least six successful r-day microgravityexperiments per year onboard the Space Station for a given annual expected number of collision avoidance maneuvers, where r is a parameter in the range 23 —30. Results indicate an 88% probability for 30-day experiments and a 99% probability for 25-day experiments for an expected annual maneuver rate of 8.

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Brian A. Bourgeois "Probability of successful completion of microgravity experiments onboard the Space Station subject to random orbital debris collision avoidance maneuvers", Proc. SPIE 2214, Space Instrumentation and Dual-Use Technologies, (8 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.177648

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