MASTER (Meteoroid and Space
Debris Terrestrial Environment Reference) is a software that can be
used to analyze space debris flux and spatial densities. The following
sources of debris are considered: launch and mission-related objects,
explosion and collision fragments, solid rocket motor slag and dust,
NaK droplets, surface degradation products, ejecta, and
meteoroids. MASTER can deliver flux and spatial density analysis for
all epochs between 1957 and 2055. For all historic epochs (up to the
MASTER-2005 reference epoch - May 1st, 2005), the lower size threshold
is one micron. The analysis of the future debris environment is
possible based on three different future scenarios (business as usual,
intermediate mitigation, full mitigation). The lower size threshold
for future analysis is 1 millimetre. The MASTER-2005 software is
delivered on a DVD, together with extensive documentation of the
underlying models. The software is available for Windows, Linux,
Solaris, and Apple.
PROOF (Program for Radar and
Observation Forecasting) is a software for the simulation of radar-
and telescope-based space debris observations. It is delivered
together with the MASTER-2005 software. It can be applied for the
validation of space debris models like MASTER against observation
data. Another use is the planning of debris observation campaigns,
including the derivation of neccessary sensor parameters. PROOF-2005
has been applied in the course of the MASTER-2005 validation process
to properly interpret debris observations performed by the ESA Space
Debris Telescope, the Liquid Mirror Telescope, the Tracking and
Imaging Radar, the Goldstone, and the Haystack Radar. With the new
version of PROOF, a simulation of multistatic radar observations, and
of phased array radars is now possible. The software is available for
Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Apple.
