Design for Removal: How to design S/C to support active debris removal if uncontrolled
Programme Reference
15/705-b
Country
Italy
Start Date
2015
End Date
2017
Programme: Discovery Prime Contractor: Thales Alenia Space
Description
In the future, satellites will have to demonstrate compliance with debris mitigation requirements, covering re-entry or parking graveyard orbits and passivation. Nevertheless, during the mission, a failure could occur without any possibility to manoeuvre the satellite and achieving its compliance to the Space Debris Mitigation requirements. Therefore to anticipate the need to use ADR for deorbiting (or reorbiting) the satellite, it is interesting to evaluate the implication of adapting the satellites and launcher upper stage to support a future ADR mission.
• Application domain: Generic Technologies
• Initial TRL: TRL N/A
• Target TRL: TRL N/A
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