LEO constellations - Quo vadis after end-of-mission?

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Oct 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001esasp.473..875h&link_type=abstract

In: Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Space Debris, 19 - 21 March 2001, Darmstadt, Germany. Ed.: Huguette Sawaya-L

Physics

Space Debris, Legal Issues

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Constellations in low-Earth orbit (LEO) will increase the number of debris objects if they are not removed from their orbit after end of mission. This paper addresses two issues: the technical aspects dealing with the collision risk during de-orbiting (calculated with the MASTER model) and the political and legal aspects covering the liability question. Prerequisites for a code of conduct are outlined that could be agreed upon internationally to encourage spacecraft operators to de-orbit their spacecraft. If such measures were to be taken, a mass accumulation could be prevented at disposal orbits above 2000 km, thus preserving these regions useful for future generations.

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