Systems, apparatuses, and methods for removal of orbital debris are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a spacecraft control unit configured to guide and navigate the apparatus to a target. The apparatus also includes a dynamic object characterization unit configured to characterize movement, and a capture feature, of the target. The apparatus further includes a capture and release unit configured to capture a target and deorbit or release the target. The collection of these apparatuses is then employed as multiple, independent and individually operated vehicles launched from a single launch vehicle for the purpose of disposing of multiple debris objects.


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    Titel :

    SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ACTIVE DEBRIS REMOVAL


    Beteiligte:
    GRIFFITH SR ANTHONY D (Autor:in) / KOHLI RAJIV (Autor:in) / BURNS SUSAN H (Autor:in) / DAMICO STEPHEN J (Autor:in) / GRUBER DAVID J (Autor:in) / HICKEY CHRISTOPHER J (Autor:in) / LEE DAVID E (Autor:in) / ROBINSON TRAVIS M (Autor:in) / SMITH JASON T (Autor:in) / SPEHAR PETER T (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2016-01-28


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



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