Выбор программы управления сближением космического аппарата - сборщика мусора на геостационарной орбите с малой трансверсальной тягой

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Выбор программы управления сближением космического аппарата — сборщика мусора…
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Selecting the rendezvous control program of spacecraft
debris collector at geostationary orbit
with low transversal thrust
© S.A. Ishkov, G.A. Filippov
S.P. Korolev Samara State Aerospace University, Samara, 443086, Russia
The article considers the problem of utilization of space debris, located at geostationary
orbit. A special spacecraft - debris collector (chaser spacecraft) with low thrust electric
propulsion is proposed for this purpose. The most difficult part of the utilization of space
debris operation – space debris fragment rendezvous is studied. A model of relative mo-
tion in cylindrical coordinate system with origin located in the space debris fragment
center of mass is used. The simple analytical algorithm for controlling spacecraft with
low transverse thrust consists of two active areas where thrust sign is constant - deceler-
ation and acceleration - and a passive area between active ones, where the propulsion
system is switched off. This control program provides a minimum flow rate. Relative mo-
tion control is divided to control the secular and periodic components. The analytical
relations for calculating the duration of areas with constant thrust sign (eliminating the
secular component) as well as formula for calculating the initial phase angle character-
izing the position of active spacecraft on the relative motion ellipse are obtained. In this
case, at the final time the periodic component of the relative motion is zero.
Keywords: utilization of space debris, spacecraft debris collector, relative motion, mo-
tion control.
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Ishkov S.A., Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, Department of Space Technology Engineering,
S.P. Korolev Samara State Aerospace University (National Research University). Area of
research: spacecraft motion control with low trust. е-mail:
Filippov G.A., Post graduate (Ph.D.) student, Department of Space Technology Engineering,
S.P. Korolev Samara State Aerospace University (National Research University). Area of
research: spacecraft motion control with low trust. е-mail: