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
BESEITIGUNG VON WELTRAUMSCHROTT
ÉLIMINATION DE DÉBRIS SPATIAUX
2021-09-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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