Orbit Control Manoeuvre Strategy for Post-Mission De-Orbiting of a Low-Earth-Orbit Satellite

2015 ◽  
Vol 781 ◽  
pp. 495-499
Author(s):  
Manop Aorpimai ◽  
Pornthep Navakitkanok
Keyword(s):  
Space Debris ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Propulsion System ◽  
Passive State ◽  
Earth Orbit ◽  
Orbit Control ◽  
Practical Strategy ◽  
Chemical Propulsion ◽  
Debris Mitigation

In this paper, we investigate a practical strategy for de-orbiting the retired satellite in low-Earth orbit for the space debris mitigation. The only means available onboard the spacecraft for performing the task is the chemical propulsion system with limited propellant provided. It is proposed to reduce the orbital perigee to reach a certain level where the atmospheric drag can play its role in lowering the satellite altitude, and eventually bringing it to re-entry within a defined period of time. The required delta-V is divided into a series under the constraints on the propulsion system and orbit control manoeuvre implementation. The results from the flight dynamics simulator suggest that a fraction of the remaining propellant available on the demonstrating mission, the Thaichote satellite, would be sufficient to accomplish the task. The strategy implementation will be another vital step in transferring the spacecraft to a safe passive state, where the fuel tank is empty, all batteries are discharged and all electronic devices are deactivated.

scholarly journals Laser-based Space Debris Mitigation in the Low Earth Orbit

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Scharring ◽  
Raoul-Amadeus Lorbeer ◽  
Jürgen Kästel ◽  
Wolfgang Riede
Keyword(s):  
Space Debris ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Earth Orbit ◽  
Debris Mitigation

scholarly journals On the practical exploitation of perturbative effects in low Earth orbit for space debris mitigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 1979-1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volker Schaus ◽  
Elisa Maria Alessi ◽  
Giulia Schettino ◽  
Alessandro Rossi ◽  
Enrico Stoll
Keyword(s):  
Space Debris ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Earth Orbit ◽  
Debris Mitigation

scholarly journals A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE SPACE DEBRIS MITIGATION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Space Debris ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Earth Orbit ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Legal Studies ◽  
Whole Space ◽  
Space Activities ◽  
Debris Mitigation

The space activities in almost every orbital regime are now jeopardized by the continuous growth of the space debris populations. To prevent the proliferation of the space debris in Earth orbit it is necessary to tackle the problem from dierent perspectives, exploiting the latest theoretical and experimental knowledge in dierent elds, such as astrodynamics, spacecraft engineering and legal studies, to address four main pillars: prevention, protection, mitigation and regulation. In this respect the European Community nanced a large H2020 project named ReDSHIFT whose goal is to nd passive means to mitigate the proliferation of space debris. A short summary of the project and of its main ndings is given in the paper, with particular emphasis on the more theoretical part, related to the simulation of long term evolutionary scenarios of the whole space debris environment and to the mapping of the Low Earth Orbit phase space, looking for passive dynamical de-orbiting solutions.

scholarly journals Dynamic Modelling Transformations for the Low Earth Orbit Satellite Particulate Environment

1991 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
J.A.M. McDonnell ◽  
K. Sullivan ◽  
S.F. Green ◽  
T.J. Stevenson ◽  
D.H. Niblett
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Space Debris ◽  
Residue Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Modelling ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Earth Orbit ◽  
Natural Orbital ◽  
Low Earth Orbit Satellite ◽  
Chemical Residue ◽  
Particle Velocities

AbstractA simple dynamic model to investigate the relative fluxes and particle velocities on a spacecraft’s different faces is presented. The results for LDEF are consistent with a predominantly interplanetary origin for the larger particulates, but a sizable population of orbital particles with sizes capable of penetrating foils of thickness <30μm. Data from experiments over the last 30 years do not show the rise in flux expected if these were space debris. The possibility of a population of natural orbital particulates awaits confirmation from chemical residue analysis.

scholarly journals Lisk-Broom: A laser concept for clearing space debris

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Physics ◽  
Atmospheric Turbulence ◽  
Space Debris ◽  
Laser System ◽  
Average Power ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Earth Orbit ◽  
Interaction Theory ◽  
Space Propulsion ◽  
Laser Impulse

So-called “space junk” forced a change of plan for a recent Shuttle mission. However, ground-based lasers with atmospheric-turbulence-compensating beam directors represent a singularly effective method of de-orbiting space junk, because they use cheap Earth-based power, and because they lend themselves to rapid retargeting. Plasma physics and lasertarget interaction theory dictate the laser parameters for a particular mission. We will discuss a practical laser system and beam director with 20-kW average power at 0.5-µm wavelength that is capable of clearing most low-Earth-orbit objects with mass less than 100 kg in about 4 years. This is a special application of the Laser Impulse Space Propulsion (LISP) concept, by which objects are propelled in space by the ablation jet produced on their surface by a remote laser.

scholarly journals Innovative observing strategy and orbit determination for Low Earth Orbit space debris

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Milani ◽  
D. Farnocchia ◽  
L. Dimare ◽  
A. Rossi ◽  
F. Bernardi
Keyword(s):  
Orbit Determination ◽  
Space Debris ◽  
Orbit Space ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Earth Orbit

scholarly journals Formation Control of Satellites in Low Earth Orbit by Using Moving Masses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianqing Li ◽  
Shameng Wen ◽  
Hua Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Formation Control ◽  
Aerodynamic Force ◽  
Adaptive Controller ◽  
Low Earth Orbit ◽  
Control Technique ◽  
Earth Orbit ◽  
Control Input ◽  
Moving Mass ◽  
Orbit Control ◽  
Satellite Attitude

Abstract This paper investigates a formation control technique based on the use of moving masses. First, the mechanism of the moving mass control is conducted to reveal the relation between the attitude and the offsets of moving masses. Then, to achieve the desired formation control, the aerodynamic force generated by the change of attitudes is used as the control input to implement the orbit control. The moving masses and magnetic torquers constitute a combined actuator to drive the satellite attitude. To deal with the offset saturation of moving masses, an adaptive controller is investigated. Finally, a simulation on two satellites formation is provided, demonstrating the feasibility of the proposed method.

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