Gizmag ESA endeavours to understand the unpredictable tumbling of space debris
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As part of its Clean Space Initiative, the ESA is planning a satellite salvage mission called e.DeOrbit that would use a satellite to net space debris and remove it from low Earth orbit. To capture such debris using an autonomous system, it needs to be targeted effectively, which is difficult when the debris is tumbling unpredictably. To fine tune the design of the e.DeOrbit mission, the ESA will commission a study to shed light on why space debris tumbles the way it does... Continue Reading ESA endeavours to understand the unpredictable tumbling of space debris
Section: Space
Tags: Debris, Earth, ESA, Orbit, Satellite
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