Area-Time Product Summary Comparison of the Several Deorbit Devices (IMAGE)

Global Aerospace Corporation

Area-Time Product Summary Comparison of the Several Deorbit Devices

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This graph displays the area-time product summary comparison of the several deorbit devices evaluated for their risk. High-energy collisions can create significant amounts of new and dangerous orbit debris and low-energy collisions, while not generating significant new debris, can disable operating satellites. Area-time product, measured in square meters per year, is the product of collision cross-section area multiplied by the time for the object to reentry the atmosphere.

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