Dobrowolny, M. and Vannaroni, G. and De Venuto, F. (2000) Electrodynamic deorbiting of LEO satellites. Il nuovo cimento C, 23 C (1). pp. 85-106. ISSN 1826-9885
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Abstract
In this paper we present realistic calculations of deorbiting times for a LEO satellite through the use of electrodynamic tethers. We refer to two possible tether systems (a bare and a conducting insulated tether) both equipped with an inflatable conducting balloon at the upper end. The calculations take into account average ionospheric properties and the electrical interaction of the wire with the ionosphere. Furthermore, they have been done for several inclination orbits and include also the deviation of the tether from the vertical direction under the combined action of the gravity gradient and the electrodynamic forces. The results obtained for the decay times, for typical constellation satellite, indicate that such tether systems are definitely of interest for the deorbiting application.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Physics of the ionosphere; Interplanetary space |
| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 550 Scienze della Terra > 551 Geologia, Idrologia, Meteorologia > 551.5 Meteorologia (Classificare qui l'atmosfera) (Classificare la previsione e le previsioni di specifici fenomeni meteorologici in 551.64; classificare la Micrometeorologia in 551.66) > 551.51 Composizione, zone, dinamica dell'atmosfera > 551.514 Alta atmosfera (Include la magnetosfera, la mesosfera) (Classificare i fenomeni magnetici nella magnetosfera, le opere d'insieme sulla magnetosfera in 538.766) > 551.5145 Ionosfera |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2020 17:31 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2020 17:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/13791 |
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