Determination of debris albedo from visible and infrared brightnesses

John V. Lambert; Thomas J. Osteen; Butch Kraszewski

doi:10.1117/12.156557

15 September 1993 Determination of debris albedo from visible and infrared brightnesses

John V. Lambert, Thomas J. Osteen, Butch Kraszewski

Proceedings Volume 1951, Space Debris Detection and Mitigation; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.156557
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The Air Force Phillips Laboratory is conducting measurements to characterize the orbital debris environment using wide-field optical systems located at the Air Force's Maui, Hawaii, Space Surveillance Site. Conversion of the observed visible brightnesses of detected debris objects to physical sizes require knowledge of the albedo (reflectivity). A thermal model for small debris objects has been developed and is used to calculate albedos from simultaneous visible and thermal infrared observations of catalogued debris objects. The model and initial results will be discussed.

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John V. Lambert, Thomas J. Osteen, and Butch Kraszewski "Determination of debris albedo from visible and infrared brightnesses", Proc. SPIE 1951, Space Debris Detection and Mitigation, (15 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.156557

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