Effectiveness analysis of active space debris removal technologies for the geostationary orbit

DOI

10.2991/avent-18.2018.84How to use a DOI?

Keywords

space debris, geostationary orbit, external removal of space debris, rigid link, flexible link, disturbing moments

Abstract

This paper considers the basic technologies of active removal of space debris from the geostationary orbit. For two of them: coupling of service spacecraft (SC) with the space debris item with the help of an arm of the service SC (rigid link) and capture of the space debris object with a net or a harpoon (flexible link), – a list of main disturbing moments is given, influencing the service SC during the coupling and space debris towing to the graveyard orbit. A comparative analysis of resource intensity has been performed of various schemes for space debris removal with rigid or flexible link.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - A.A. Vnukov
AU  - T.N. Balandina
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TI  - Effectiveness analysis of active space debris removal technologies for the geostationary orbit
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference "Aviamechanical engineering and transport" (AVENT 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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