Can the Orbital Debris Disease Be Cured Using Lasers?

Ground-based high-power lasers are, in principle, able to de-orbit any kind of space debris object from the low Earth orbit (LEO) by remotely inducing laser-ablative momentum. However, the assessment of efficiency and operational safety depends on many factors, like atmospheric constraints or the ri...

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Main Authors: Stefan Scharring, Jürgen Kästel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Aerospace
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/10/7/633