Research Article
Preliminary Design of Debris Removal Missions by Means of Simplified Models for Low-Thrust, Many-Revolution Transfers
Table 8
Debris removal sequence and timing for minimum
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| Phase | Final Keplerian elements | Duration (days) | (km/s) | mass (kg) | (km) | | (deg) | (deg) |
| Departure | 6628.16 | 0.010 | 1 | 65 | — | — | 1000 | Nr. 1 reached | 6828.16 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 0.115 | 996.11 | Nr. 1 de-orbited | 6752.69 | 0.011 | 1 | 65 | 22.06 | 0.043 | 993.21 | Nr. 3 reached | 6978.16 | 0 | −2 | 200 | 88.10 | 0.239 | 985.17 | Nr. 3 de-orbited | 6826.44 | 0.022 | −2 | 200 | 25.96 | 0.084 | 980.63 | Nr. 4 reached | 7478.16 | 0 | −1 | 90 | 66.71 | 0.476 | 964.88 | Nr. 4 de-orbited | 7055.54 | 0.053 | −1 | 90 | 34.33 | 0.221 | 951.69 | Nr. 5 reached | 7178.16 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 55.89 | 0.241 | 943.91 | Nr. 5 de-orbited | 6912.18 | 0.034 | 0 | 45 | 30.77 | 0.144 | 931.48 | Nr. 2 reached | 7128.16 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 56.98 | 0.297 | 922.12 | Nr. 2 de-orbited | 6901.39 | 0.032 | 2 | 150 | 33.99 | 0.124 | 917.24 |
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