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Single versus mixture Weibull distributions for nonparametric satellite reliability

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  • Castet, Jean-Francois
  • Saleh, Joseph H.

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Long recognized as a critical design attribute for space systems, satellite reliability has not yet received the proper attention as limited on-orbit failure data and statistical analyses can be found in the technical literature. To fill this gap, we recently conducted a nonparametric analysis of satellite reliability for 1584 Earth-orbiting satellites launched between January 1990 and October 2008. In this paper, we provide an advanced parametric fit, based on mixture of Weibull distributions, and compare it with the single Weibull distribution model obtained with the Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) method. We demonstrate that both parametric fits are good approximations of the nonparametric satellite reliability, but that the mixture Weibull distribution provides significant accuracy in capturing all the failure trends in the failure data, as evidenced by the analysis of the residuals and their quasi-normal dispersion.

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  • Castet, Jean-Francois & Saleh, Joseph H., 2010. "Single versus mixture Weibull distributions for nonparametric satellite reliability," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 95(3), pages 295-300.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reensy:v:95:y:2010:i:3:p:295-300
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2009.10.001
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    1. Castet, Jean-Francois & Saleh, Joseph H., 2009. "Satellite and satellite subsystems reliability: Statistical data analysis and modeling," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 94(11), pages 1718-1728.
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