Intercept debris safety analysis and avoidance screening for ballistic missile intercept testing

Joseph N. Mule; Darren S. McKnight

doi:10.1117/12.256070

31 October 1996 Intercept debris safety analysis and avoidance screening for ballistic missile intercept testing

Joseph N. Mule, Darren S. McKnight

Proceedings Volume 2813, Characteristics and Consequences of Orbital Debris and Natural Space Impactors; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256070
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

This paper addresses the process by which the range safety of intercept tests are assessed. The methodology outlines procedures for consideration of the safety of space, airborne, and land fetures. A special emphasis is placed on the role of breakup models on the utility of the final result. Issues covered include determining hazards vs. avoidance zones, fragment propagation, the impact of breakup model fidelity or resulting simulations, and lethality limits for space/air/ground.

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Joseph N. Mule and Darren S. McKnight "Intercept debris safety analysis and avoidance screening for ballistic missile intercept testing", Proc. SPIE 2813, Characteristics and Consequences of Orbital Debris and Natural Space Impactors, (31 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256070

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