Juha Vierinen (Sodankyl¨a Geophysical Observatory), Jussi Markkanen (EISCAT Scientific Association), Holger Krag (European Space Operations Centre)
Keywords: Iridium, Cosmos Collision
Abstract:
We present results from two beam park radar experiments conducted with the EISCAT Tromso and Svalbard radars on February 14th and 19th 2009 to survey the debris soon after the Iridium-Kosmos satellite collision. The resulting debris is clearly visible in both measurements. The results are compared to predictions by the ESA PROOF model and several pre-collision measurements conducted in December 2008.
Date of Conference: September 1-4. 2009
Track: Iridium/Cosmos Collision