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