Many researches speak about space debris removing methods. Like; Drag-Enhancing device (NASA), using clean-up nets (ESA), Slingshots, etc to the type of this removing tool; what is the best orbit in which we can inject our removing tool?
This video discusses the design criteria for the removing tool’s orbit. One of this criteria is that; the removing tool’s orbit must intersect with the all of the space debris’ orbits as much as possible.
So, we will try to find the orbit which intersects with most of space debris’ orbits. So, we need to know about all of the debris’ orbits, which is more than 7000 objects. Then we need to make an optimization process in order to find the orbit which intersect with all of these orbits. This process need high computational cost, also need very accurate orbit propagator for a duration equal to the removing tool’s life period. Which is not a feasible approach.
So, the idea is that; we will find the orbit which intersects with any object orbiting the earth, without pay attention to the number or type of these orbiting objects.
A thruster must be added to the removing tool to avoid collecting operating satellites. Because the removing tool’s orbit will intersect any object orbiting the earth.
