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Phase 1: Above Safe Orbit<br />

• No CNA events above “safe” orbit.<br />

– Above “safe orbit”, metric is mission success<br />

• A safe orbit is a trade among orbital lifetime, orbital debris and radiation flux<br />

– 500-700 km best for OD avoidance<br />

• Orbital lifetime in tens of years (e.g. HST orbit)<br />

– 700-1000 km worst<br />

OD zone<br />

• Most “100-year<br />

orbits” fall in<br />

this zone<br />

– 1200 km would be<br />

a “desirable”<br />

disposal altitude<br />

• There is a<br />

drop-off in OD<br />

after this<br />

altitude<br />

• Very long<br />

lifetime orbits<br />

Orbital Altitude (km )<br />

1700<br />

1600<br />

1500<br />

1400<br />

1300<br />

1200<br />

1100<br />

1000<br />

900<br />

800<br />

700<br />

M a x im um S huttle Altitude<br />

600<br />

500<br />

400<br />

1.0E-06 1.0E-05 1.0E-04<br />

1700<br />

50000 rem/yr<br />

1600<br />

1500<br />

30000 rem/yr<br />

1400<br />

1300<br />

Trapped<br />

1200<br />

Pro<strong>to</strong>n<br />

Dose<br />

1100<br />

6000 rem/yr<br />

1000<br />

900<br />

800<br />

700<br />

600<br />

500<br />

400<br />

0 20 40 60 80 100<br />

BN=13.6<br />

BN=27.3<br />

BN=144.2<br />

M M OD Im pact Probabiity (>1 cm /m 2/yr)<br />

Orbital Decay Tim e (Yrs)<br />

28-29 Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2002<br />

Slide 37 of 42<br />

A <strong>Heritage</strong> <strong>Approach</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Risk</strong> <strong>Based</strong> <strong>Design</strong>: <strong>With</strong> Application<br />

Day 1 Afternoon

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