Abstract
Can a satellite dodge a collision with untracked orbiting debris? Can a satellite dodge collision with a tracked object, making only the avoidance manœuvers actually required to avoid collision, despite the uncertainties of predicted conjunctions? Satellite-borne radar may distinguish actual collision threats from the much greater number of near misses because an object on a collision course has constant bearing, which may be determined by interferometric detection of the radar return. A large constellation of such radars may enable the determination of the ephemerides of all cm-sized debris in LEO.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 174-179 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Acta Astronautica |
| Volume | 222 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2024 |
Keywords
- Collision avoidance
- Manœuvering satellites
- Space debris
- Space situational awareness
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