Orbiting meteoroid and debris counting experiment
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
The Orbiting Meteoroid and Debris Counting Experiment (OMDC) flew for approximately 90 days in a highly elliptical earth orbit onboard the Clementine Interstage Adapter (ISA) Spacecraft. This experiment obtained data on the impact flux of natural micrometeoroids and it provided limited information on the population of small mass man-made debris as a function of altitude in near earth space. The flight of the OMDC experiment on the ISA spacecraft also demonstrated that the ultra-lightweight, low-power, particle impact detector system that was used is a viable system for flights on future spacecraft to monitor the population of small mass man-made debris particles and to map the cosmic dust environment encountered on interplanetary missions. An overview of the ISA spacecraft mission, the approach to the OMDC experiment, and the data obtained by the experiment are presented.
- Research Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA (United States). Langley Research Center
- OSTI ID:
- 79538
- Report Number(s):
- N--95-27629; NASA-CP--3275-PT-3; L--17430C-PT-3; NAS--1.55:3275-PT-3; CONF-9311137--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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