On the population of small-sized space debris fragments of geostationary region

The population of the small-sized space debris on geostationary region are studied using the telescope Zeiss-2000 of the Terskol observatory within the framework of the international program “Astronomy in the Elbrus region”. The Zeiss-2000 telescope with a two-meter aperture is the largest telescope regularly used for space debris research. One of the main tasks is to detect and characterize small fragments of space debris that are difficult to observe with other telescopes. During observations in photometric nights 4-5 previously not observed fragments from the 17th to the 21st magnitude are found. This paper presents the parameters of the orbits and physical characteristics of small fragments of space debris detected during observations at the Terskol observatory in October 2018.