Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Kyushu Institute of Technology
出版者
宇宙航空研究開発機構
出版者（英）
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
雑誌名
宇宙航空研究開発機構特別資料
雑誌名(英)
JAXA Special Publication: 9th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference
巻
JAXA-SP-05-001E
ページ
764 - 769
発行年
2005-08-01
抄録（英）
As a countermeasure for suppressing space debris growth, the Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is investigating an active space debris removal system that employs highly-efficient Electrodynamic Tether (EDT) technology as its orbital transfer system. Firstly, a small, expendable EDT package is under development that consists of a bare conductive tether and Field Emission Cathodes (FECs) that utilize carbon nanotubes. This package presents a possible technique for lowering the orbit of a debris removal system without the need for propellant. A test flight experiment using a rocket upper stage or a small satellite is planned for establishing and demonstrating the EDT technology. First, precise numerical simulations are performed for some aspects of mission analysis, such as available electric currents, orbital changes, tether stability, and deployment dynamics. The status of the trial fabrications and some evaluation test of the tether such as electric discharge are also described.
Electrodynamic tether systems for debris removal
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