Trends in space technology development and rapidly increasing traffic in outer space are
likely to lead to the emergence of a market for services for the removal of large debris …

This paper investigates the use of evolutionary algorithms for the optimization of time‐
constrained impulsive multirendezvous missions. The aim is to find the minimum‐ΔV …

SPACE debris has become a major threat to the safety of satellites [1, 2]. In the near future,
the number of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites is set to increase rapidly with the development …

To prevent the proliferation of space debris and stabilize the space environment, active
debris removal (ADR) has increasingly gained public concern. Considering the complexity …

The space-energy driven laser-ablation debris removal technology can remove or detach
multiple centimeter-level space debris in a single mission. However, the space-energy …

An efficient iterative approximation model for low-thrust rendezvous in low-earth orbit is
proposed to be applied in optimization of multi-debris removal missions. Based on an …

This paper focuses on the optimal design of an active debris removal mission. A cluster of
debris orbiting in sun-synchronous orbit is considered. A numerical score is associated with …

Rendezvous mission planning between service spacecraft and multiple close-range target
spacecraft in the on-orbit service application is studied, using multiple impulses based on …

An approximation of orbit rendezvous is usually used in the global optimization of multi-
target rendezvous missions, which can greatly affect the efficiency of optimization process. A …

In this paper, the multiple-rendezvous trajectory optimization problem is studied, which
refers to optimizing rendezvous epochs for a single spacecraft to service multiple targets. It is …