An aerostable drag-sail device for the deorbit and disposal of sub-tonne, low earth orbit spacecraft [PDF]
, 2006 There is an increasing amount of debris in low Earth orbit arising from the disintegration and collision of old spacecraft which have not been removed from orbit. A ‘bolt-on’ deorbit device to be attached to new spacecraft is therefore proposed, which
Harkness, Patrick George
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Design of optimal Earth pole-sitter transfers using low thrust propulsion [PDF]
, 2011 Recent studies have shown the feasibility of an Earth pole-sitter mission using low-thrust propulsion. This mission concept involves a spacecraft following the Earth's polar axis to have a continuous, hemispherical view of one of the Earth's poles.
Biggs, James +9 more
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Drag Sail Conceptual Design for Satellite Orbit Reduction in Low Earth Orbit [PDF]
فناوری در مهندسی هوافضا, 2021 The main purpose of this paper is to provide a regular design process of drag sail for deorbiting a satellite in LEO orbit concerning the mission requirements. In this regard, the design requirements and manufacturing considerations of the drag sail have
Ali Kasiri +2 more
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A frequency portrait of Low Earth Orbits [PDF]
Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2019 30 pages, 31 ...
Schettino, Giulia +3 more
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Fuel Optimization for Low Earth Orbit Maintenance [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2008 The resolution of Earth images taken from a satellite has close relation with satellite's altitude. If a satellite has lower altitude, it gets a picture having better resolution.
Yong Jae Park +3 more
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Design of optimal Earth pole-sitter transfers using low-thrust propulsion [PDF]
, 2012 Recent studies have shown the feasibility of an Earth pole-sitter mission using low-thrust propulsion. This mission concept involves a spacecraft following the Earth's polar axis to have a continuous, hemispherical view of one of the Earth's poles.
Biggs, James +3 more
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Analysis on the coverage performance and networking scheme of an MEO constellation
Dianxin kexue, 2022 Geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite orbit position resources have been scarce for a long time.The development of giant low-orbit satellite constellations has made the low-orbit resources unprecedentedly scarce.As a compromise between GEO and low ...
Yanbin ZHAO, Renning WANG, Peipei HU
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Self-organising low Earth orbit constellations for Earth observation [PDF]
, 2014 This paper presents a novel method of manipulating the spatial pattern of a fractionated micro-satellite constellation in Low Earth Orbit. The method developed allows satellites to manipulate the longitudinal position of their ground-tracks over the ...
McInnes, Colin, Mushet, Garrie
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The benefits of very low earth orbit for earth observation missions [PDF]
Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2020 23 pages, 19 figures. Accepted for publication in Progress in Aerospace Sciences (24-04-2020)
Crisp, N.H. +32 more
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GPS-SBAS-Based Orbit Determination for Low Earth Orbiting Satellites
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2023 A space-based augmentation system (SBAS) provides real-time GNSS correction signals via geostationary satellites for near-ground GNSS users. To use the SBAS correction for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, the correction, especially the ionosphere ...
Mingyu Kim, Jeongrae Kim
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