Yang L., Zhang Q., Zhen M., Liu H. Dynamics and Design of Space Nets for Orbital Capture

Tsinghua University Press Limited, Beijing, Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2017. — 182 p. — ISBN: 9783662-540626After entering the new century, a new strategic situation of “congestion, contest, and competition” has emerged in the international space field. The threat of space debris and shortage of orbit spectrum resources have become increasingly prominent, posing grave challenges to the long-term sustainable development of human space activities. According to the data released by the USA, urrently there are 22,000 pieces of debris with a diameter of over 10 cm in the space, and millions or even billions of debris with smaller diameters. The large number of space debris increases the probability of space collision and may lead to a chain reaction, generating more debris and directly threatening the safety of on-orbit spacecraft. In addition, only a limited number of satellites can be accommodated in the geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) due to its uniqueness. The long-term cumulative effects have resulted in a shortage of the current GEO orbit spectrum resources, making it imperative to develop GEO defunct satellites removal technology in order to free up the occupied GEO resources. To address the issue of space debris removal, including defunct satellites, a key prerequisite is to find an effective way of on-orbit capture of space debris.Cable Dynamics Elements
Dynamics of Space Nets
Simulation of Space Net Capture Process
Deployment Dynamics of Rotating Space Net
Dynamics of Tethered Combination System
Ground and Airdrop Test