A debris removal satellite (300) includes a capture device (135), a thruster (341) of a chemical propulsion method, and a propellant tank (342) to store chemical fuel. A solar array wing (371) is operable in an orbit at an orbital altitude higher than a congested orbit region congested with satellites forming a satellite constellation. The debris removal satellite (300) is built in advance for future use as a satellite to be launched, and when a debris intrusion alarm to give a warning about intrusion of debris into the congested orbit region is issued, propellant is loaded into the propellant tank and the debris removal satellite is launched by a rocket built in advance for future use as a launch rocket. The debris removal satellite (300) captures capture-target debris at an orbital altitude higher than the congested orbit region, and operates a propulsion device (134) with the capture-target debris being captured, so as to prevent the capture-target debris from intruding into the congested orbit region.
DEBRIS REMOVAL SATELLITE, DEBRIS REMOVAL METHOD, DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTROL DEVICE, DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTROL METHOD, AND GROUND FACILITY
SATELLIT ZUR ENTFERNUNG VON MÜLL, VERFAHREN ZUR ENTFERNUNG VON MÜLL, STEUERVERFAHREN FÜR DIE ENTFERNUNG VON MÜLL UND BODENEINRICHTUNG
SATELLITE D'ÉLIMINATION DE DÉBRIS, PROCÉDÉ D'ÉLIMINATION DE DÉBRIS, DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE D'ÉLIMINATION DE DÉBRIS, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'ÉLIMINATION DE DÉBRIS ET INSTALLATION AU SOL
2023-05-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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