Ground-based laser effect on space debris maneuvering

Space debris events are increasingly frequent where they are sufficiently dense that the use of low Earth orbit space has now reached the point under the effect of mutual collisions. As a mitigation method, the goal was to study the efficiency of an orbital maneuver considering the gravitational eff...

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Autores: Silva Formiga, Jorge Kennety, Souza dos Santos, Denilson Paulo, Bertachini de Almeida Prado, Antonio Fernando, Vilhena de Moraes, Rodolpho, Ávila Díaz, Julián Arnaldo|||0000-0002-5893-4725
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/406492
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/406492
https://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01023-z
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Space debris
Space Debris
Orbital maneuvers
Ground-based laser
Laser pulse
Residus espacials
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Impacte ambiental
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Sumario:Space debris events are increasingly frequent where they are sufficiently dense that the use of low Earth orbit space has now reached the point under the effect of mutual collisions. As a mitigation method, the goal was to study the efficiency of an orbital maneuver considering the gravitational effect and ground-based laser when the space debris traveling in a heliocentric orbit in the range of 1 cm to 10 cm and altitude ranging from 100 to 1000 km makes a close approach to Earth. An analytical model was performed considering factors such as the laser’s fluency, the debris’s inclination, and the relative movement between the laser and debris.