Research Article
An Introduction to a New Space Debris Evolution Model: SOLEM
Table 1
Assumptions of scenarios simulated by SOLEM model.
| Items | Descriptions |
| Initial population data | 2017.09.01, 10 cm and larger objects, crossing LEO | Future launch model | The launch traffic from 2009.09.01 to 2017.08.31, repeated during overall simulation time | Satellite mission life | 8 years | Collision avoidance maneuvers | no | Station keeping | no | Passivation rate | 100% | PMD rate | 30%, 60%, 90% | ADR | no | Collision types | Collision energy E>40 J/g, catastrophic collisions; else, non-catastrophic collisions | Evolution time | 200 years | MC runs | 50 MC |
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