As space debris has become a cause of concern for space operations around Earth, active
debris removal and satellite servicing missions have gained increasing attention. Within this …

TO SATISFY the growing demand for deep-space exploration missions, the concept of an
electric sail spacecraft was first proposed by Janhunen in 2004 [1]. Compared to the …

In this paper, the two-dimensional trajectory of a solar sail with fixed pitch angle from a
heliocentric elliptical orbit is analytically approximated using the linear perturbation theory …

IN RECENT decades, near-Earth space missions such as on-orbit servicing and active
space debris removal, among others, have become increasingly desirable to expand the …

Technological progress has facilitated an increase in investigations of multi-spacecraft
solutions for science and commercial applications. Future space missions will require that …

Designing new space missions continues to face significant challenges. One of the most
pressing issues today is the overcrowding of heavily used orbit regimes due to the …

Among the ever-growing number of objects polluting the space around the Earth, the
number of inactive satellites that could be put back into service after refuelling and/or minor …

Abstract Space debris is becoming a severe issue threatening space activity and the space
community is developing new technologies and methodologies to efficiently face the …