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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2013.41.2.120

Experimental Study on Laser-driven Miniflyer for Description of Space Debris with High-speed  

Baek, Won-Kye (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Institute of Advanced Aerospace Technology)
Yoh, Jai-Ick (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Institute of Advanced Aerospace Technology)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.41, no.2, 2013 , pp. 120-126 More about this Journal
Abstract
Increasing numbers of space debris around the earth now pose a major threat to satellites as their impact velocity may reach up to several km/s. We use a pulse laser to accelerate a miniflyer for mimicking the space debris. The multi-layer coat on the confined medium is known to promote a higher acceleration. However, it requires some special techniques which take somewhat long time and cost to coat. Instead, we devised a simple concept to coat by the black lacquer paint on a flyer. It shows improvement in the flyer velocity by 1.5-2 times the uncoated, and the resulting velocity reached 1.42km/s with Nd:YAG laser energy under 1.4 joules. The resulting velocity is suitable for satellite vulnerability test for debris impact in the geostationary orbit.
Keywords
Space Debris; Satellites; Impact Velocity; Pulse Laser; Black Paint;
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