// ORBITAL LOGISTICS AND PROPULSION TERM
Meteor
A meteor is a streak of light seen in the sky when a small piece of rock or dust burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
A meteor, commonly known as a 'shooting star,' is the visible streak of light produced when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere at high speed and burns up due to atmospheric friction.
BACKGROUND
The Meteor is a European active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) developed and manufactured by MBDA. It offers a multi-shot capability, and has the ability to engage highly maneuverable targets such as jet aircraft, and small targets such as UAVs and cruise missiles in a heavy electronic countermeasures (ECM) environment with a range in excess of 200 kilometres (110 nmi).
READ MORE ON WIKIPEDIASYNONYMS & ALIASES
- Shooting star
- Falling star
- Bolide
- Fireball
USAGE NOTE
We saw several meteors during the Perseid meteor shower.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Meteor.
This NASA office is responsible for detecting and tracking near-Earth objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets, which are the source of meteoroids. It coordinates U.S. government efforts to warn of potential impact hazards and lead any mitigation response.
The ESA's program dedicated to monitoring and mitigating threats from space, including the detection of NEOs through projects like the Flyeye telescope network. It aims to provide early warnings and develop technologies for asteroid deflection.
Managed by Caltech for NASA, JPL operates the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). CNEOS is the central hub for computing asteroid and comet orbits and their probability of impacting Earth, and it also tracks and analyzes significant fireball events.
A private, non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the Earth from asteroid impacts. It supports research and develops technology for the discovery, tracking, and characterization of asteroids that could become meteors upon atmospheric entry.
APL designs, builds, and operates robotic space missions for NASA. It led the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the first-ever demonstration of kinetic impact technology to change the motion of an asteroid in space.
A non-profit research organization that, in addition to its search for extraterrestrial intelligence, conducts significant research in planetary science. It operates the Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS) project, a global network that tracks and triangulates meteor trajectories.
An independent, nonprofit research and development organization. SwRI scientists are heavily involved in planetary science missions that study asteroids and comets, the parent bodies of meteoroids, helping to understand their composition and origins.
A non-profit organization that promotes space exploration and planetary defense. It advocates for and provides grants to projects focused on finding and tracking near-Earth asteroids, including amateur astronomy programs that contribute to meteor science.