The work presented in this paper is part of the research project funded by Italian Space Agency (ASI), in the frame of the project IPERDRONE that aims at the design and development of a small reentry system, able to perform in-orbit operations involving the International Space Station (ISS), to re-entry the atmosphere and to safely land on Earth bringing back ISS scientific payloads/experiments intact. Results are presented focusing on the dynamic of the tethered space drone moving in the close-proximity of the ISS with the Swing and Release technique, utilized to exchange momentum between the departing IPERDRONE and the ISS, and the active propulsion system needed for the reentry trajectory. Our investigation can lead to a new technological solution for deorbiting a space vehicle from the ISS that is low cost, safe and free of pollution.
Deorbiting small satellites from the ISS using a tethered system
A. Brunello
;A. Valmorbida;E. C. Lorenzini;
2020
Abstract
The work presented in this paper is part of the research project funded by Italian Space Agency (ASI), in the frame of the project IPERDRONE that aims at the design and development of a small reentry system, able to perform in-orbit operations involving the International Space Station (ISS), to re-entry the atmosphere and to safely land on Earth bringing back ISS scientific payloads/experiments intact. Results are presented focusing on the dynamic of the tethered space drone moving in the close-proximity of the ISS with the Swing and Release technique, utilized to exchange momentum between the departing IPERDRONE and the ISS, and the active propulsion system needed for the reentry trajectory. Our investigation can lead to a new technological solution for deorbiting a space vehicle from the ISS that is low cost, safe and free of pollution.
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