Design and guidance of a multi-active debris removal mission

Abstract Space debris have become exceedingly dangerous over the years as number of objects in orbit continues to increase. Active removal (ADR) missions gained significant interest effective means mitigating risk collision between space. This study focuses on developing a multi-ADR mission that utilizes controlled reentry and deorbiting. The comprises two spacecraft: Servicer brings low altitude Shepherd rendezvous with later perform reentry. A preliminary design tool (PMDT) was developed obtain time fuel optimal trajectories for proposed while considering effect J 2 , drag, eclipses, duty cycle. PMDT can such trajectory optimizations multi-debris computational under minute. Three guidance schemes are also studied, taking solution reference validate methodology provide solutions this complex profile.