Post-Newtonian corrections to JCA Articles uri icon

authors

  • GAMBI FERNANDEZ, JOSE MARIA
  • Phipps, C.
  • Garcia del Pino, M. L.
  • Rodriguez Teijeiro, M. C.
  • Arana, J. I.

publication date

  • September 2022

start page

  • p. 172

end page

  • p. 181

volume

  • 201

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0094-5765

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1879-2030

abstract

  • This work is aimed to introduce a strategy that may help reach the conclusion that using lasers in space is one of the most promising methods to reduce the risk of collisions between active satellites and middle-size LEO debris. The strategy accounts for the implementation of the post-Newtonian (p-N) corrections that are decisive to reach the accuracy required by some Just-in-Time Collision Avoidance (JCA) space-based methods. In fact, we show how and why all JCA methods similar to the one introduced here, which involves simple formations of trackers in Sun-synchronous orbits (SSO), would be within the most efficient to throw middle size debris objects into the Atmosphere by laser ablation, as long as the trackers can implement these corrections while the objects are targeted.

subjects

  • Aeronautics
  • Physics

keywords

  • just in time collision avoidance methods; laser removal methods; leo debris objects; post-newtonian corrections; trackers in sso