J. Pearson, J. Carroll, E. Levin, J. Oldson, Active Debris Removal: EDDE, the ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator, in: 61-st International Astronautical Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 2010, paper number: IAC-10-A6.4.9.Jerome Pearson. The electrodynamic debris eliminator (edde): Removing ...
The ElectroDynamic Debris Eliminator (EDDE) is a low-cost solution for LEO space debris removal. EDDE can affordably remove nearly all the 2,465 objects of more than 2 kg that are now in 500-2000 km orbits. That is more than 99% of the total mass, collision area, and debris-generation...
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Engineering and technology challenges for active debris removal After more than fifty years of space activities, the near-Earth environment is polluted with man-made orbital debris. The collision between Cosmos 2251 and the operational Iridium 33 in 2009 signaled a potential collision cascade effect,....
The active debris removal of a large object, such as the second stage of Cosmos-3M, is a complex mission which requires the combination of several advanced technologies. A very crucial aspect is the selection of propulsion system, since it must allow the safe removing of the target from a ...
Active Debris Removal and Space Debris Mitigation using Hybrid Propulsion SolutionsDuring the last 40 years, the mass of the artificial objects in orbit increased quite steadily at the rate of about 145 metric tons annually, leading to about 7000 metric tons. Most of the cross-sectional area and...
Active debris removal mission poses new challenge for close range guidance system design because the target debris is uncooperative and uncommunicative. The challenge is particularly critical if the debris is tumbling. Fly-around phase is an essential component of close range operation and provides ...
Since the beginning of the space era, a significant amount of debris has progressively been generated in space. Active Debris Removal (ADR) missions have been suggested as a way of limiting and controlling future growth in orbital space debris by actively deploying vehicles to remove debris. The...
Active debris removal mission with small satelliteValdatta, MarcelloRastelli, Davide
In this work, the phase 0/A design of the rendezvous and proximity operations for an active debris removal service for large constellations was presented. The challenges tackled all along the phases analysed comprehend the improvement the robustness of the design with respect to targets’ conditions...