The system has a space vehicle (10), and a harpoon-capturing device provided for capturing space debris. The device is fixed to the space vehicle. The device comprises a telescopic type deployment and folding mast (15) that comprises a base (151), which is fixed to the space vehicle and an opposite end (152) of the mast. A deployment and folding unit is arranged for deployment and folding up of the mast. The device includes a projection unit for projecting a harpoon (16) from the opposite end of the mast. An independent claim is also included for a method for eliminating spatial debris of an orbit around a celestial body.
Système et procédé de capture et d'élimination d'un débris spatial
System and method for capturing and removing space debris
System und Verfahren zum Einfangen und Beseitigen von Weltraummüll
2018-10-10
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Französisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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