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What is Active Debris Removal

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Promoting Productive Cooperation Between Space Lawyers and Engineers
The removal of a space debris object from orbit such that it either burns up in Earth’s atmosphere or is placed in an orbit of little operational value.
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On-Orbit Servicing and Active Debris Removal: Technical Aspects
Martin J. Losekamm (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7256-5.ch010
Abstract
This chapter introduces the challenge of space debris and the concepts of on-orbit servicing and active debris removal. The evolution of the debris population is put into a historical perspective, observation and modelling methods are described, and internationally agreed mitigation strategies are briefly introduced. Proposed mission types and the required technologies for servicing and removal activities are detailed and their challenges explained. Where applicable, past, current, and proposed activities are summarized to illustrate the concepts.
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