Medium Earth orbit is subject to destabilizing resonances due to third body effects from the Moon and Sun. This behavior can be leveraged for debris mitigation in this regime. This paper will explore how feasible this technique is and whether satellites could be targeted into such impact trajectories at their end-of-life. In the paper, six targets are examined in detail to determine what level of uncertainty in targeting these satellites will achieve a reentry trajectory some decades in the future. This study will also characterize the sensitivity to initial conditions for this orbital regime and the feasibility of leveraging these naturally occurring dynamics.
The Feasibility of Targeting Chaotic Regions in the GNSS Regime
J Astronaut Sci
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences ; 68 , 3 ; 553-584
01.09.2021
32 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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