Development of spacecraft deorbit technology using electrodynamic tether

非运行卫星、报废火箭和其他碎片产生的物体数量迅速增加，空间碎片在轨道上的分布相对集中，使地球周围空间特别是低地球轨道空间极为拥挤。每年都有新的卫星被发射到环绕地球的轨道上，这增加了空间碎片的数量。由于潮汐力或碰撞造成的碎片碎裂使问题更加严重，因为会增加游离粒子的数量，随着其空间密度的增加和体积的减小，其轨道越来越难以跟踪和预测。这最终将导致碰撞级联效应，称为凯斯勒综合征，最终可能使某些轨道在几代人中完全无用。参与计划的目标是形成一个

The fast growing numbers of non-operational satellites, spent rockets and other debris produced objects and the relatively concentrated distribution of the space debris in orbits make the space around the Earth extremely crowded, especially in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Every year, new satellites have been launched into orbits around the Earth adds to the burgeoning profusion of space debris. Fragmentation of debris due to tidal forces or collisions makes the problem worse by increasing the number of stray particles, whose orbits become increasingly harder to track and predict as their spatial density increases and size decreases. This will eventually lead to a collisional cascading effect, known as the Kessler Syndrome, which could eventually render certain orbits completely useless for generations. The objective of the engage program is to form a