Investigations of space debris in the Terskol observatory

1Bakhtigaraev, NS, 1Levkina, PA, 1Rykhlova, LV, 2Sergeev, AV, 2Taradiy, VK, 2Karpov, NV, 3Chazov, VV
1Institute of Astronomy of RAS, Moscow, Russia
2International Center for Astronomical, Medical and Ecological Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
3Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia
Kinemat. fiz. nebesnyh tel (Online) 2016, 32(5):40-44
Start Page: Problems of Astronomy
Language: Russian
Abstract: 

As part of the international program «Astronomy in the Elbrus region» a study of space debris objects using optical measurements carried out at an observation complex of Zeiss-2000 telescope in the Terskol observatory. Objectives of the study are: research of technogenic pollution of near-Earth space, detection and cataloging of small space debris, orbit catalogs maintenance, determination of physical characteristics of such fragments.

Keywords: observations, orbital debris
References: 

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