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    Low Earth Orbit, Our Future Danger Zone
    Low Earth Orbit, Our Future Danger Zone
    Low Earth Orbit, Our Future Danger Zone
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    Low Earth Orbit, Our Future Danger Zone

    By William D. Eatwell

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    Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is the near Earth space zone internationally designated from 160 kilometers (99 miles) out to a distance of 2000 kilometers (1200 miles). Primarily, it is the orbital home to numerous satellites used for communication, the military, experiments, and the International Space Station. Unfortunately, it is slowly becoming the home of an increasing and dangerous collection of space junk.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam D. Eatwell
    Release dateSep 21, 2017
    ISBN9781370719792
    Low Earth Orbit, Our Future Danger Zone
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    William D. Eatwell

    William (Bill) D. Eatwell is retired with more than 40 years designing and developing over 35 products for the oil field, bio-medical, medical, and aerospace industries. He is currently researching and developing several advanced aerospace concepts under his company name Star Drive Propulsion Systems, LLC. A graduate of the University of Houston with a BS in manufacturing technology, he holds 11 U.S. patents. He is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), The Moon Society, The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).He was a private pilot for 12 years and has pursued hobbies in advanced aerospace concepts, writing, scuba diving, dirt and street motorcycles, firearms, the UFO phenomena, and maintaining his 2012 Porsche Cayenne. His military service was with the Texas Army National Guard, from which he received an honorable discharge in 1966 with the rank of staff sergeant (E-6). A longtime supporter of NASA, including friendships with several current and retired employees, he has presented his propulsion concept to NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., and has submitted several advanced concept proposals to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for review. He is also a supporter of ESA, the European Space Agency.

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      Low Earth Orbit, Our Future Danger Zone - William D. Eatwell

      LOW EARTH ORBIT

      OUR FUTURE DANGER ZONE

      SPACE JUNK MUST BE ELIMINATED OR MINIMIZED BEFORE LAUNCHING INTO SPACE BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE.

      By William D. Eatwell

      Copyright 2017 by William D. Eatwell

      Smashwords Edition

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: Ignoring the Kessler Syndrome

      Chapter 2: Space Debris Culprits and CubeSat Data

      Chapter 3: Space Situational Awareness

      Chapter 4: Dangers of Rogue Satellite Operators

      Chapter 5: Remediation and Mitigation of Space Junk

      Chapter 6: Cyber Security for Satellites

      Closing Thoughts

      About the Author

      References

      Introduction

      On a clear, dark, moonless night, outside the glow of city lights, it is easy to spot a slow moving dot of light set against an incredible and vast sea of stars. Chances are you’re seeing one of Earth’s many large orbiting satellites, or if really lucky, the International Space Station (ISS), all silently performing their assigned tasks at incredible velocities, and properly tracked. What you don’t see with your unaided eyes are the thousands of small pieces of high-velocity space junk and other orbital garbage, most the remnants of failed launches or unplanned orbital equipment collisions, including a few planned collisions by several space-faring nations.

      We take for granted that our personal cell phones, TV stations, and other vitally important communication

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