SPACE tether systems are a promising technology that can be used to solve a wide range of
problems. An overview of the different ways of space tether application can be found in [1, 2] …

Eugene M. Levin is one of the leading specialists on space tether dynamics in the world,
whose research activity in the field spans almost three decades. His first book on the …

Active debris removal is one of the promising techniques that will decrease the population of
large, non-functional spacecraft (space debris) on orbit. Properties of space debris should …

During the last 40 years, the mass of the artificial objects in orbit increased quite steadily at
the rate of about 145 metric tons annually, leading to a total tally of approximately 7000 …

By using electrodynamic drag to greatly increase the orbital decay rate, an electrodynamic
space tether can remove spent or dysfunctional spacecraft from low Earth orbit (LEO) rapidly …

In this paper, a novel approach is proposed for the mission planning of on-orbit servicing
such as visual inspection, active debris removal and refueling through multiple servicing …

This paper studies the dynamics of nanosatellite deorbit by a bare electrodynamic tether.
The orbital dynamics of the tethered nanosatellite is modeled in Gaussian perturbation …

T= kinetic energy of the system, J ϑ= true anomaly angle, rad μ= gravitational parameter of
the Earth φ1= angle between the tether and space tug, rad φ2= angle between the tether …

Active exploration of the space leads to growth of a near-Earth space pollution. The
frequency of the registered collisions of space debris with functional satellites highly …

As essential components of an electrical propulsion system, traditional hollow cathodes,
such as BaO-W and LaB 6, have stringent requirements on the ignition procedure and …