End-of-life disposal concepts for libration point and highly elliptical orbit missions

Camilla Colombo; Francesca Letizia; Stefania Soldini; Hugh Lewis; Elisa Maria Alessi; Alessandro Rossi; Massimiliano Vasile; Massimo Vetrisano; Willem Johan Van Der Weg; Markus Landgraf

End-of-life disposal concepts for libration point and highly elliptical orbit missions

Camilla Colombo, Francesca Letizia, Stefania Soldini, Hugh Lewis, Elisa Maria Alessi, Alessandro Rossi, Massimiliano Vasile, Massimo Vetrisano, Willem Johan Van Der Weg, Markus Landgraf

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Abstract

Libration Point Orbits (LPOs) and Highly Elliptical Orbits (HEOs) are often selected for astrophysics and solar terrestrial missions. No guidelines currently exist for their end-of life, however it is a critical aspect to other spacecraft and on ground safety. This paper presents an analysis of possible disposal strategies for LPO and HEO missions as a result of an ESA study. The dynamical models and the design approach are presented. Five missions are selected: Herschel, Gaia, SOHO as LPOs, and INTEGRAL and XMM-Newton as HEOs. A trade-off is made considering technical feasibility, as well as the sustainability context and the collision probability.

Original language	English
Pages	Paper IAA-AAS-DyCoSS2-14-03-01
Number of pages	19
Publication status	Published - 24 Mar 2014
Event	2nd Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems, DyCoSS2 - Rome, Italy Duration: 24 Mar 2014 → 26 Mar 2014

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Conference	2nd Conference on Dynamics and Control of Space Systems, DyCoSS2
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	24/03/14 → 26/03/14

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libration point orbits
highly elliptical orbits
dynamical modelling
end-of-life disposal

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