A debris removal satellite includes a capture device, a thruster of a chemical propulsion method, and a propellant tank to store chemical fuel. A solar array wing 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 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 captures capture-target debris at an orbital altitude higher than the congested orbit region, and operates a propulsion device with the capture-target debris being captured.
DEBRIS REMOVAL SATELLITE, DEBRIS REMOVAL METHOD, DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTROL APPARATUS, DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTROL METHOD, AND GROUND FACILITY
2022-08-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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