The hazard to mission operations posed by space debris in Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) is considered. A number of debris mitigation strategies are considered. These include the harnessing of the luni-solar perturbation to the satellite orbit, atmospheric drag augmentation, and active propulsive deorbit. Results suggest that active deorbit using a dedicated propulsive unit offers the least performance penalty.
Limitation of Space Debris in Geostationary Transfer Orbit
1991
6 pages
Report
No indication
English
Decay of debris in geostationary transfer orbit
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