Preliminary design of a space debris removal mission in LEO using a solar sail
Christian Bianchi, Lorenzo Niccolai, Giovanni Mengali, Matteo Ceriotti
Topics & Concepts
Space debrisSolar sailOrbital maneuverAerospace engineeringSpacecraftOrbit (dynamics)SatelliteGround trackRadiation pressureEarth's orbitEnvironmental scienceInterplanetary spaceflightThrustSun-synchronous orbitDebrisRemote sensingMeteorologyPhysicsGeologySolar windEngineeringGeosynchronous orbitAstronomyQuantum mechanicsGeostationary orbitMagnetic fieldSpace Satellite Systems and ControlSpacecraft Dynamics and ControlAstro and Planetary Science