Optimal drag-based collision avoidance: Balancing miss distance and orbital decay

Emanuela Gaglio; Constantin Traub; Fabrizio Turco; Jhonathan O. Murcia Piñeros; Riccardo Bevilacqua; Stefanos Fasoulas

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.11.052

Optimal drag-based collision avoidance: Balancing miss distance and orbital decay

Emanuela Gaglio
, Constantin Traub
, Fabrizio Turco
, Jhonathan O. Murcia Piñeros
, Riccardo Bevilacqua
, Stefanos Fasoulas

Space Science and Space Technology Scuola Superiore Meridionale
University of Stuttgart
Institute of Science and Technology (ICT/UNIFESP)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	295-305
Number of pages	11
Journal	Acta Astronautica
Volume	228
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.11.052
State	Published - Mar 2025
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords

Aerodynamic drag
Collision avoidance
Optimal control theory
Propellantless control
Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)

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