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LARAMOTIONS: a conceptual study on laser networks for near-term collision avoidance for space debris in the low Earth orbit

Scharring, Stefan and Dreyer, Heiko and Wagner, Gerd and Kästel, Jürgen and Wagner, Paul and Schafer, Ewan and Riede, Wolfgang and Bamann, Christoph and Hugentobler, Urs and Lejba, Pawel and Suchodolski, Tomasz and Döberl, Egon and Weinzinger, Dietmar and Promper, Wolfgang and Flohrer, Tim and Setty, Srinivas and Zayer, Igor and Di Mira, Andrea and Cordelli, Emiliano (2021) LARAMOTIONS: a conceptual study on laser networks for near-term collision avoidance for space debris in the low Earth orbit. Applied Optics, 60 (31), H24-H36. Optical Society of America. doi: 10.1364/AO.432160. ISSN 1559-128X.

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Abstract

A conceptual study has been carried out on laser station networks to enhance Space Situational Awareness and contribute to collision avoidance in the low Earth orbit by high-precision laser tracking of debris objects and momentum transfer via photon pressure from ground-based high-power lasers. Depending on the network size, geographical distribution of stations, orbit parameters, and remaining time to conjunction, multipass irradiation enhances the efficiency of photon momentum coupling by 1 to 2 orders of magnitude and has the potential to eventually yield a promisinglysignificant reduction of the collision rate in low Earth orbit.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/145046/
Document Type:Article
Additional Information:Funding: European Space Agency (4000127148/19/D/CT).
Title:LARAMOTIONS: a conceptual study on laser networks for near-term collision avoidance for space debris in the low Earth orbit
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Scharring, StefanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dreyer, HeikoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wagner, GerdUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kästel, JürgenUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6124-7195UNSPECIFIED
Wagner, PaulUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8882-8202UNSPECIFIED
Schafer, EwanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Riede, WolfgangUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bamann, ChristophFESG TU MünchenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hugentobler, UrsFESG TU MünchenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Lejba, PawelCBK PAN BorowiecUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Suchodolski, TomaszCBK PAN BorowiecUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Döberl, EgonASA AstrosystemeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weinzinger, DietmarASA AstrosystemeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Promper, WolfgangASA AstrosystemeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Flohrer, TimUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Setty, SrinivasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zayer, IgorUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Di Mira, AndreaESA/ESOCUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Cordelli, EmilianoESA/ESOCUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:1 November 2021
Journal or Publication Title:Applied Optics
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:60
DOI:10.1364/AO.432160
Page Range:H24-H36
Publisher:Optical Society of America
ISSN:1559-128X
Status:Published
Keywords:collision avoidance, space debris, laser tracking, debris nudging, photon pressure, laser momentum transfer, laser ranging, high power laser
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Space System Technology
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R SY - Space System Technology
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Project Use of Lasers for the Detection of Space Debris
Location: Stuttgart
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Technical Physics > Active Optical Systems
Institute of Technical Physics > Solid State Lasers and Nonlinear Optics
Deposited By: Scharring, Stefan
Deposited On:17 Nov 2021 16:29
Last Modified:29 Mar 2023 00:00

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