There is increasing concern about the proposed deployment of tens of thousands of small satellites in constellations deployed in low-Earth orbit (LEO) without new more strict procedures being agreed for removal of satellites at end of life under more stringent and mandatory processes. This chapter provides the full text of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s analysis of the proliferation of satellite being deployed in LEO. Recent filings to deploy even larger small satellite constellations and increased congestion in the orbital altitudes between 700 and 1000 km have only served to increase concerns since this FCC analysis was published.
Analysis of Orbit Debris
Handbook of Small Satellites ; Chapter : 85 ; 1567-1631
2020-09-13
65 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Active Debris Removal , Causality Risk Assessment , European Space Agency , Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the US , Kessler Syndrome , Long term sustainability of access to outer space , Low Earth Orbit (LEO) , Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) , MegaLEO Constellations , NASA , Orbital Debris Removal Techniques , UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) , UN Guidelines on Orbital Debris Removal , Working Group on the Long Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities (LTSOSA) Physics , Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Communications Engineering, Networks , Monitoring/Environmental Analysis , Physics and Astronomy
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