TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing Collision Probability in Low-Thrust Deorbit
AU - Fukii, Shuta
AU - Sakai, Daisuke
AU - Yoshimura, Yasuhiro
AU - Matsushita, Yuri
AU - Hanada, Toshiya
AU - Itaya, Yuki
AU - Fukushima, Tadanori
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - End-of-life support of satellites is necessary to improve post-mission-disposal compliance rates for maintaining space environment. Deorbit mission with low thrust, e.g. a laser, induces a low-level deceleration on the target object that gradually lowers the target altitude. Since such a low-thrust trajectory is time-consuming, the risk of collision greatly influences the mission success rate. In this context, this paper assesses the collision risk during deorbit trajectories with low thrust. Furthermore, parametric studies for the relationship between the re-entry time and the risk of collision are performed.
AB - End-of-life support of satellites is necessary to improve post-mission-disposal compliance rates for maintaining space environment. Deorbit mission with low thrust, e.g. a laser, induces a low-level deceleration on the target object that gradually lowers the target altitude. Since such a low-thrust trajectory is time-consuming, the risk of collision greatly influences the mission success rate. In this context, this paper assesses the collision risk during deorbit trajectories with low thrust. Furthermore, parametric studies for the relationship between the re-entry time and the risk of collision are performed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsse.2021.11.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jsse.2021.11.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85122412548
VL - 9
SP - 47
EP - 55
JO - Journal of Space Safety Engineering
JF - Journal of Space Safety Engineering
SN - 2468-8975
IS - 1
ER -