Achievements of Space Debris Mitigation Project TEMIS-DEBRIS

Kurzfassung

In January 2024, DLR launched the project TEMIS-DEBRIS (Technologies for Mitigation of Space Debris) with a focus on development of technologies for removal of spacecraft via uncontrolled re-entry at the end of their life, including a preliminary design for a sustainable satellite demonstrator. In the early phase of the project a system and mission study considering different types of satellites missions has been carried out. Two satellite missions were selected as reference cases representative for their respective categories. To increase the demisability of the reference satellites and their critical components, multiple measures have to be combined. Different concepts, such as demisable joints, modified matrices for fiber-reinforced composite structures and coatings that augment aerothermal heating, are developed, investigated and qualified in the project