Device for detecting space objects

Abstract

Provided is a detecting device, which can be made so simple in constitution as to require no calibration. A thin film (2) of an inconductive material, which can be exposed to the space environment, is etched to form many detection lines (3) to become conductors at a predetermined array pitch, thereby to form a detection sheet element (1). The detecting device includes a detecting circuit (4) connected with the individual detection lines (3) of the detection sheet element (1). The detection lines (3) of the detection sheet element (1) are ruptured by space floating matters, when these space floating matters collide against the detection sheet element (1). Therefore, the conductions of the detection lines (3) are monitored at all times by the detecting circuit (4), so that the space floating matters having collided against the detection sheet element (1) are detected when the detection lines (3) are ruptured. A solving means can be adopted for detecting the effective diameter of the collided space floating matters from the number of the detection lines (3) cut out.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a detection device for cosmic suspended objects used in order to detect the existence of cosmic suspended objects existing in cosmic spaces such as orbits around the earth. Background technique [0002] In the outer space, there are a large number of artificial flying objects such as man-made flying objects such as artificial satellites and rocket wreckage that have completed their missions, or fragments of their explosions in the orbit around the earth. In addition, cosmic dust (tiny meteorites) composed of natural rocks, minerals / metals, etc. also exists. [0003] Due to the high speed of the space suspended objects such as space junk and cosmic dust mentioned above, when they collide with spacecraft such as artificial satellites, manned spacecraft, and space stations in operation, they may have a major impact on the spacecraft in operation . Therefore, it is necessary to accurately grasp the existence status of spa...

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Problems solved by technology

However, in this observation method, since only space junk with a diameter of a few centimeters or more can be detected, for cosmic suspended objects whose size is smaller than that, it is necessary to detect actual colliding cosmic suspended objects by satellites and the like. its distribution etc. to investigate

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