Novel Source–Sink Model for Space Environment Evolution with Orbit Capacity Assessment

A D'Ambrosio, S Servadio, P Mun Siew… - Journal of Spacecraft …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
The increasing number of anthropogenic space objects (ASOs) in low Earth orbit (LEO)
poses a threat to the safety and sustainability of the space environment. Multiple companies …

[PDF][PDF] How many satellites can we fit in low earth orbit?: Capacity integrating risk-based and intrinsic methods

M Lifson, A D'Ambrosio, D Arnas… - Astrodynamics …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Growth in the active Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite population will result in conjunctions
involving two active satellites making up a larger portion of overall conjunction risk. Greater …

Risk Index for the Optimal Ranking of Active Debris Removal Targets

S Servadio, N Simha, D Gusmini, D Jang… - Journal of Spacecraft …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
The first step of any active debris removal (ADR) mission is the selection of the target. The
optimal choice is to find the most dangerous debris that can be removed considering the …

Effects of Orbit Raising and Deorbiting in Source-Sink Evolutionary Models

D Gusmini, A D'Ambrosio, S Servadio… - Journal of Spacecraft …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
The sustainability of the low-Earth-orbit (LEO) environment is threatened by the growing
number of anthropogenic space objects planned to be launched in the coming years. This …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of the LEO orbital capacity via probabilistic evolutionary model

A D'Ambrosio, S Servadio, PM Siew… - … , Univelt, Inc., San …, 2022 - researchgate.net
The increasing number of Anthropogenic Space Objects (ASO) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
poses a threat to the safety and sustainability of the space environment. Multiple companies …

A dynamical systems analysis of the effects of the launch rate distribution on the stability of a source-sink orbital debris model

C Pasiecznik, A D'Ambrosio, D Jang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Future launches are projected to significantly increase both the number of active satellites
and aggregate collision risk in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). In this paper, a dynamical systems …

[PDF][PDF] The Effects of Orbit Raising and Decay in Orbital Capacity Models

D Gusmini, A D'Ambrosio, S Servadio… - 33rd AAS/AIAA Space …, 2023 - re.public.polimi.it
The sustainability of the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) environment is threatened by the growing
number of Anthropogenic Space Objects planned to be launched in the coming years. This …

A stochastic dynamic network model of the space environment

Y Wang, P De Marchi, M Vasile - arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.03173, 2024 - arxiv.org
This work proposes to model the space environment as a stochastic dynamic network where
each node is a group of objects of a given class, or species, and their relationship is …

OPUS: An Integrated Assessment Model for Satellites and Orbital Debris

A Rao, M Moretto, M Holzinger, D Kaffine… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
An increasingly salient public policy challenge is how to manage the growing number of
satellites in orbit, including large constellations. Many policy initiatives have been proposed …

Novel Sourceā€“Sink Model for Space Environment Evolution with Orbit Capacity Assessment

S Servadio, P Mun Siew, R Linares - Journal of Spacecraft and …, 2023 - par.nsf.gov
The increasing number of anthropogenic space objects (ASOs) in low Earth orbit (LEO)
poses a threat to the safety and sustainability of the space environment. Multiple companies …