A spaceborne, pulsed UV laser system for re-entering or nudging LEO debris, and re-orbiting GEO debris

摘要

Among the problems raised by the presence of debris in Earth Orbit, the question of large derelict satellites in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) is of major importance. More than 1000 defunct GEO satellites cruise in the vicinity of this unique orbit and pose the question of orbital slot availability.