Collision avoidance is a topic of growing importance for any satellite orbiting Earth. Especially those satellites without thrusting capabilities face the problem of not being able to perform impulsive collision avoidance manoeuvres. For satellites in low Earth orbits, though, perturbing accelerations due to aerodynamic drag may be used to influence their trajectories, thus offering a possibility to avoid collisions without consuming propellant. Here, this manoeuvring option is investigated for the satellite Flying Laptop of the University of Stuttgart, which orbits the Earth at approximately 600km. In a first step, the satellite is aerodynamically analysed making use of the tool ADBSat. By employing an analytic equation from the literature, in-track separation distances can then be derived following a variation of the ballistic coefficient through a change in attitude. A further examination of the achievable separation distances proves the feasibility of aerodynamic collision avoidance manoeuvres for the Flying Laptop for moderate and high solar and geomagnetic activity. The predicted separation distances are further compared to flight data, where the principle effect of the manoeuvre on the satellite trajectory becomes visible. The results suggest an applicability of collision avoidance manoeuvres for all satellites in comparable and especially in lower orbits than the Flying Laptop, which are able to vary their ballistic coefficient.


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    Titel :

    Analysis of Collision Avoidance Manoeuvres Using Aerodynamic Drag for the Flying Laptop Satellite


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Aerotec. Missili Spaz.


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.03.2024


    Format / Umfang :

    11 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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