A Spacecraft Equipped with a Space Debris Removal System (Aerothermodynamics, Bulk-Mass Characteristics and Trajectories of Spacecraft Descent from Near-Earth Orbits)

摘要

The processes of space debris formation are described; the urgency of the problem of its removal from near-Earth space is noted. A method to prevent the clogging of space by equipping a spacecraft to be launched into orbit with additional devices, simple in design and mode of operation, is presented. The results of the estimation of aerothermodynamics, bulk-mass characteristics and trajectories of low-orbit spacecraft equipped with a space debris disposal system are presented.