| Title: |
The RemoveDebris ADR Mission: Preparing for an International Space Station Launch |
| Authors: |
Forshaw, Jason, L.; Aglietti, Guglielmo, S.; Salmon, Thierry; Retat, Ingo; Burgess, Christopher; Chabot, Thomas; Pisseloup, Aurélien; Phipps, Andy; Bernal, Cesar; Pollini, Alexandre; Steyn, Willem, H.; Chaumette, François |
| Contributors: |
Surrey Space Centre Guildford; University of Surrey (UNIS); Airbus Defence and Space; Surrey Satellite Technology (UNITED KINGDOM); Innovative Solutions In Space Delft (ISIS); Stellenbosch University; Visual servoing in robotics, computer vision, and augmented reality (Lagadic); Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée (CRISAM); Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Inria Rennes – Bretagne Atlantique; Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-SIGNAUX ET IMAGES NUMÉRIQUES, ROBOTIQUE (IRISA-D5); Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires (IRISA); Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes); Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-École normale supérieure - Rennes (ENS Rennes)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Télécom Bretagne-CentraleSupélec-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes); Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-École normale supérieure - Rennes (ENS Rennes)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Télécom Bretagne-CentraleSupélec-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires (IRISA); Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS)-École normale supérieure - Rennes (ENS Rennes)-Télécom Bretagne-CentraleSupélec-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); European Project: 607099,EC:FP7:SPA,FP7-SPACE-2013-1,REMOVEDEBRIS(2013) |
| Source: |
7th European Conference on Space Debris; https://inria.hal.science/hal-01576084; 7th European Conference on Space Debris, Apr 2017, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Publisher Information: |
HAL CCSD |
| Publication Year: |
2017 |
| Collection: |
Université de Rennes 1: Publications scientifiques (HAL) |
| Subject Terms: |
dragsail; debris removal; ADR; deorbiting; net; harpoon; vision-based navigation; [INFO.INFO-RB]Computer Science [cs]/Robotics [cs.RO] |
| Subject Geographic: |
Germany |
| Time: |
Darmstadt, Germany |
| Description: |
International audience ; Since the beginning of the space era, a significant amount of debris has progressively been generated in space. Active Debris Removal (ADR) missions have been suggested as a way of limiting and controlling future growth in orbital space debris by actively sending up vehicles to remove debris. The EC FP7 RemoveDebris mission, which started in 2013, draws on the expertise of some of Europe's most prominent space institutions in order to demonstrate key ADR technologies in a low-cost ambitious manner. The RemoveDebris mission launches to the International Space Station (ISS) in late 2017 where shortly after it will be deployed via the NanoRacks Kaber system into an orbit of around 400 km. The mission will perform its core demonstrations sequentially, utilising two CubeSats as artificial debris targets: net capture, harpoon capture, vision-based navigation , dragsail de-orbiting. The mission comes to an end in 2018 with all space entities having naturally de-orbited. This paper is split into the following parts: (a) an overview of the mission segments, (b) a discussion on launch procedures, (c) an overview of the operations sequence and demonstration timelines. The second section will focus on the specifics of the launch via NanoRacks and respective the NASA safety reviews. The third section will outline the planned operational timelines for the payloads. There will be a focus on what demonstrations will be performed and what types of data will be collected. The RemoveDebris mission aims to be one of the world's first in-orbit demonstrations of key technologies for active debris removal and is a vital prerequisite to achieving the ultimate goal of a cleaner Earth orbital environment. |
| Document Type: |
conference object |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/607099/EU/A Low Cost Active Debris Removal Demonstration Mission/REMOVEDEBRIS |
| Availability: |
https://inria.hal.science/hal-01576084; https://inria.hal.science/hal-01576084/document; https://inria.hal.science/hal-01576084/file/SDC7-paper173.pdf |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.C970F094 |
| Database: |
BASE |