Performance Estimate of a Spin-Stabilized Drag Sail for Spacecraft Deorbiting

The growing amount of space debris in geocentricorbit poses a significant threat to the future of space operations. To mitigate this problem, current international guidelines state that a satellite should be able to deorbit or insert into a graveyard orbit within 25 years from the end of its operati...

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Published in:	Applied Sciences
Main Authors:	Lorenzo Niccolai, Giovanni Mengali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Subjects:	drag sail spacecraft deorbiting drag-augmentation device orbital debris spin-stabilization
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/2/612