Concepts and Validation of the ESA MASTER Model

The validation for debris objects larger than 1 mm was based on observation data gathered by the TIRA, Goldstone, and Haystack radars and the ESA Space Debris Telescope (ESA-SDT). The PROOF-2005 validation tool has been used to simulate detections of orbital debris based on the analysis of geometrical and instrument parameters. The simulation results gathered using the observation scenario were compared with the actual observations. In this paper, the results of this population generation mechanism will be presented.