NASA HDBK 8719.14 : 2008

1 SCOPE
  1.1 Purpose
  1.2 Applicability
2 APPLICABLE AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
3 ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS
  3.1 Acronyms
  3.2 Definitions
4 Technical Material
  4.1 Introduction
      4.1.1 References
  4.2 The Current Orbital Debris Environment
      4.2.1 Introduction
      4.2.2 Sources of Debris and Distributions
      4.2.3 Debris Count (> 10 cm) Graphs and Figures
      4.2.4 Breakups
      4.2.5 Debris Causes and Counts
      4.2.6 Effects of Debris Collisions
      4.2.7 Uncertainty
      4.2.8 References
  4.3 Future Environment
      4.3.1 Introduction
      4.3.2 Debris Count
      4.3.3 Launch Activity
      4.3.4 Implications
      4.3.5 References
  4.4 Measurements of the Orbital Debris Environment
      4.4.1 Introduction
      4.4.2 The U.S. Space Surveillance Network
      4.4.3 Radar Measurements
      4.4.4 Optical Measurements
      4.4.5 In Situ Measurements
      4.4.6 References
  4.5 Modeling the Orbital Debris Environment
      4.5.1 Introduction
      4.5.2 Applicability of an Engineering Model
      4.5.3 LEGEND
      4.5.4 References
  4.6 Micro-Meteoroid Orbital Debris (MMOD) Shielding
      4.6.1 Introduction
      4.6.2 Spacecraft MMOD Environment
      4.6.3 Shielding Probability of No Penetration Limits
      4.6.4 Risk Assessment Process
      4.6.5 Ballistic Limit Equations
      4.6.6 BUMPER Code
      4.6.7 Probability of No Penetration and Design
             Qualification
      4.6.8 Risk Reduction Practices
      4.6.9 Enhanced Shielding
      4.6.10 References
  4.7 Mitigation
      4.7.1 Introduction
      4.7.2 History
      4.7.3 Current Status
      4.7.4 Other Agencies/UN Guidelines
      4.7.5 Software Tools
      4.7.6 Future of Mitigation
      4.7.7 References
  4.8 Reentry
      4.8.1 Introduction
      4.8.2 Current Status of Reentry Analysis
      4.8.3 Analyses of Reentry Survival by Other Agencies
      4.8.4 Future Improvements
      4.8.5 References

This NASA-HDBK serves as a companion to NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 8715.6, NASA Procedural Requirements for Limiting Orbital Debris and NASA-STD 8719.14, Process for Limiting Orbital Debris and contains the background and reference materials to aid in understanding the foundation and science for predicting and limiting orbital debris.