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