A method comprises removing space debris having a relatively low ballistic coefficient by hastening orbital decay of the debris. A transient gaseous cloud is created at an altitude of at least 100 km above Earth. The cloud has a density sufficient to slow the debris so the debris falls into Earth's atmosphere.
SPACE DEBRIS REMOVAL
WELTRAUMSCHROTTBESEITIGUNG
ELIMINATION DE DEBRIS SPATIAUX
2020-04-08
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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