Technical Papers – Space Debris
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Warren Soh, Honeywell Aerospace; Emma Ellsworth, Honeywell Aerospace; Udai Bindra, Honeywell Aerospace; Edgar Madril, Honeywell Aerospace; Jeff McDonald, Honeywell Aerospace; Xia Wu, Honeywell Aerospace
Keywords: Cislunar Space Surveillance, Space Debris, Orbit Trade
Marthe D'Hooghe, arcsec; Céline Dubron, arcsec
Keywords: Dataflow Architecture, Modeling, Space Debris, Space Environment, Space Situational Awareness, Integrating Diverse Data, SSA Instrumentation Development
Nicolò Trabacchin, University of Padova; Giorgio Faggian, University of Padova; Valerio Pavan, University of Padova; Lorenzo Olivieri, University of Padova; Giacomo Colombatti, University of Padova
Keywords: Space Debris, Cislunar Space, Fragmentation, Explosion, NRHO, ELFO
Bogachan Ondes, University of Florida; Norman Fitz-Coy, University of Florida
Keywords: Multiagent, Guidance, Navigation, Control, Optimization, ADR, Tether, Tracking
Minchan Song, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Jaewoo Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Jaemyung Ahn, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Keywords: Space Debris Remediation, LEO Environment Evolution, Scenario-Based Decision Making, Mission Planning, Modular Inventory, Operational Recourse
Daiki Mori, NEC Corporation; Katsuaki Taya, NEC Corporation; Taichiro Sano, NEC Corporation; Yuichi Furukawa, NEC Aerospace Systems; Shizuka Komatsu, NEC Aerospace Systems; Takahito Sakaue, NEC Aerospace Systems; Takayuki Seo, NEC Aerospace Systems
Keywords: orbital debris, fragmentation events, CDM trends, TLE analysis, low Earth orbit, debris descent prediction, collision risk assessment
Connor Gray, AstroSweep; Benjamin Hall, LATscan; Alexander Pace, AstroSweep
Keywords: orbital debris, space debris, momentum coupling, laser ablation, low Earth orbit, debris remediation, laser-material interaction
Jaewoo Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Minchan Song, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Jaemyung Ahn, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Jinsung Lee, Kyung Hee University; Jiwoong Yu, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute; Hosik Kam, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute; Jung Hyun Jo, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute; Eun-Jung Choi, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute; Jin Choi, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
Keywords: space debris, space domain awareness, space environment modeling, space situational awareness, space traffic management, space environment model
Subashree Balakrishnan, Digantara; Bhanu Chandana Gunti, Digantara; Gautham Ganesan, Digantara; Thamim Ansari, Digantara
Keywords: Space Situational Awareness, Space Domain Awareness, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) debris , CZ-6A fragmentation , Radar debris detection , Beam-park observations , EISCAT UHF radar , Radar Cross Section (RCS) , Catalog correlation
Jaewon Choi, Myongji University; Souvik Dhara, Georgia Institute of Technology; Harsha Honnappa, Purdue University
Keywords: LEO environment modeling, source–sink model, stochastic diffusion, orbital shell capacity
Tam Do, University of Western Ontario; Peter Brown, University of Western Ontario; Denis Vida, University of Western Ontario
Keywords: Satellites, Space Debris, Meteors, Optical Cameras, Re-Entries
Nancy Diallo, Stanford University; Prachet Jain, Stanford University; Sigrid Elschot, Stanford University
Keywords: Space Debris, Satellite Failure, Attribution, Plasma, Impact, Low-Earth Orbit, Sensors, Diagnostics
Kyah Adams, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Tyler Barr, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Di Wu, Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University
Keywords: Space Situational Awareness, Space Domain Awareness, Orbital Debris, Space Debris Mitigation, Orbital Sustainability, MOCAT-MC, Monte Carlo Simulation, Debris Environment Modeling, Collision Risk, Fragmentation, Conjunction Assessment, Space Governance
Priyank Behera, Clemson University; Aditya Gopalan, Purdue University; Harsha Honnappa, Purdue University
Keywords: orbital capacity, space debris, stochastic modeling, carrying capacity, debris removal, fast-slow dynamics
Lorenzo Olivieri, DII/CISAS, University of Padova; Francesco Fabri, CISAS; Alberto Abiti, CISAS; Nicolò Trabacchin, CISAS; Cinzia Giacomuzzo, CISAS; Alessandro Francesconi, DII/CISAS, University of Padova
Keywords: Space Debris, Synthetic Population, Collisions, Explosions, Simulations
Di Wu, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Keywords: Space Sustainability, Quantification, Space Safety, Critical Density, Fragmentation Footprint
Yash Chandramouli, Amazon Project Kuiper; Liberty Shockley, Amazon Project Kuiper
Keywords: collision probability, lifetime, debris, space safety
James Blake, University of Warwick; Benjamin Cooke, University of Warwick; Grant Privett, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory; Toshifumi Yanagisawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; William Feline, Defence Science Technology Laboratory; Christopher Onken, Australian National University; Don Pollacco, University of Warwick; Paul Chote, University of Warwick; Tomoko Fujiwara, JAXA Bisei Space Guard Center; Daisuke Kuroda, JAXA Bisei Space Guard Center; Tokuhiro Nimura, JAXA Bisei Space Guard Center; Kota Nishiyama, JAXA Bisei Space Guard Center; Shin-ichiro Okumura, JAXA Bisei Space Guard Center; Seitaro Urakawa, JAXA Bisei Space Guard Center; Christian Wolf, Australian National University
Keywords: Geosynchronous Region, Space Debris, Optical Imaging, Astrometry, Object Detection, Blind Stacking, Light Curves
Elisabeth Rachith, EPFL; Stephan Hellmich, EPFL; Jean-Paul Kneib, EPFL
Keywords: Machine learning, astronomical surveys, streak detection, light curve analysis
Laura Pirovano, NorthStar Earth & Space; Yashica Khatri, NorthStar Earth & Space; Narendra Gollu, NorthStar Earth & Space; Matteo Budoni, NorthStar Earth & Space; Guillermo Escribano Blázquez, NorthStar Earth & Space
Keywords: Fragmentation event, Break-up, Cataloguing, IOD
Abdul Mutholib, International Islamic University, Malaysia; Nadirah Abdul Rahim, International Islamic University, Malaysia; Teddy Surya Gunawan, International Islamic University, Malaysia
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Decision Support System, Satellite anomalies, Space situational awareness (SSA), Trade Space Exploration, Seradata
Manuel Pavy, CNES; Valentin Baral, CNES; Emmanuel Delande, CNES; Yvan Gary, CNES; Pascal Richard, CNES; Raphel Ferme, CS Group
Keywords: break-up, fragmentation, cataloguing, telescopes, correlation, filter,
Bhargav Joshi, Digantara; Subramanian Arumugam, Digantara; Siri L., Digantara; Thamim Ansari, Digantara; Tanveer Ahmed, Digantara
Keywords: SSA, SDA, Breakup Events, Space Debris, AI, Graph Neural Networks (GNN)
Victor Bucklew, L3Harris; Joe Dodd, L3Harris; Jim Drakes, L3Harris; Donna Kocak, L3Harris
Keywords: Space debris, sensors, plasma, precursor solitons, debris detection technique
Matthew Popplewell, Advanced Space; Matthew Givens, Advanced Space; Frank Centinello, Advanced Space; Michael Caudill, Advanced Space; Benjamin Tatman, Advanced Space; Nathan Parrish Ré, Advanced Space
Keywords: orbit determination, space debris, astrodynamics, optical, radar
Indigo Brownhall, University College London; Miles Lifson, The Aerospace Corporation; Giovanni Lavezzi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Enrico Zucchelli, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Moretto, North Carolina State University; Santosh Bhattarai, University College London; Richard Linares, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords: Space Debris Modelling, Sustainability, LEO, Space Policy
Heather Cowardin, NASA JSC; Phillip Anz-Meador, Jacobs Technology; Jarod Melo, JACOBS; Mark Castaneda, NASA JSC Pathways Intern Program; Corbin Cruz, JACOBS; John Opiela, JACOBS; Christopher Cline, NASA Hypervelocity Impact Technology Team; Eric Christiansen, NASA Hypervelocity Impact Technology Team
Keywords: laboratory, fragmentation event,optical measurements, optical size estimation model
Patrick Seitzer, University of Michigan; Adam Kall, Kall Morris Inc; Austin Morris, Kall Morris Inc; Troy Morris, Kall Morris Inc; Corinne Moore, Kall Morris Inc
Keywords: ADR, debris, rocket bodies, policy
Tory Smith, USSF/MIT; Zachary Folcik, MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Richard Linares, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords: NASA Standard Break-up Model (SBM), Space Fence Radar, Population Modeling, Orbital Capacity
Joshua Wysack, BAE Systems
Keywords: cislunar, SDA, STM, lunar, Moon, end-of-life, disposal
Cesar Carrasquilla, University of Florida; Matthew Biles, University of Florida; Norman Fitz-Coy, University of Florida
Keywords: debrisat, 3D imager, measurement error
Kristine Rosfjord, InTrack Radar Technologies; Kristen Shavlik, InTrack Radar Technologies; Jeremy Kolansky, InTrack Radar Technologies; W.J. Mandeville, InTrack Radar Technologies; Piyush Mehta, West Virginia University
Keywords: solitons, small debris, precursor solitons, pinned solitons, Bragg scattering, whistlers
Anne Adriano, University of Waterloo; K. Andrea Scott, University of Waterloo; Nasser Lashgarian Azad, University of Waterloo
Keywords: Classification, space debris, light curve, Blender, Orekit, machine learning, deep learning, Wavelet Scattering Transform, attitude, shape
Shigeaki Uchida, Henan University of Science and Technology; Kazunori Shibata, Osaka University; Kotomi Kawakami, Kitasato University; Hideki Okamura, International Christian University; Nakai Mitsuo, Fukui University of Technology; Xiao Xiao, Henan University of Science and Technology; Yin Danqing, Henan University of Science and Technology; Keke Zhang, Henan University of Science and Technology; Zhonghao Heng, Qinghai University
Keywords: debris, laser, digital hologram, removal
Reinhard Friedel, NASA Headquarters; Alex Fletcher, NASA SMD - Heliophyscis; Jamie Favors, NASA Headquarters Heliophyscis Division; Travis Blake, NASA Headquarters, Science Mission Directorate
Keywords: small OD, in-situ OD instrumentation, OD science
Malgorzata Polkowska, Lomza Academy; Arkadiusz Chimicz, General Command, Polish Armed Forces
Keywords: space debris, space law, SSA, defence, security,
Thomas Schildknecht, University of Bern, Astronomical Institute; Fiona Pärli, University of Bern, Astronomical Institute; Alessandro Vananti, University of Bern, Astronomical Institute; Palash Patole, University of Bern, Astronomical Institute; Peter Pessev, University of Bern, Astronomical Institute; Tim Flohrer, ESA/ESOC Space Debris Office,; Jan Siminski, ESA/ESOC Space Debris Office,
Keywords: space debris, breakup debris clouds, high-altitude orbit debris environment
Mark Sturza, Viasat; Mark Dankberg, Viasat; William Blount, Viasat
Keywords: LEO, debris, resilience, robustness, redundancy, constellation, fragmentation
Patrick Kelly, Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company; Ellen Glad, Millennium Space Systems, A Boeing Company; Tyler Ritz, Millennium Space Systems
Keywords: Space Debris, Tether, Telescope, Detection, Orbital Debris Mitigation, Scientific Method
Alice Horbachova, Odesa I.I.Mechnikov National University; Oleksandr Bazyey, Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University
Keywords: space debris, relative accelerations, space vehicles, GEO orbit region, numerical integration of the equations of motion
Adam Battle, University of Arizona; Tanner Campbell, University of Arizona; Roberto Furfaro, University of Arizona; Vishnu Reddy, University of Arizona
Keywords: LEO, cm-size, Debris, NaK, RORSAT
Jim Shell, Novarum Tech, LLC
Keywords: high area-to-mass (HAMR) objects, photometry, solar radiation pressure
Alexis Truitt, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
Keywords: space debris, debris, ssa, sda
Daniel Jang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Peng Mun Siew, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Pablo Machuca, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Richard Linares, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords: Lethal Non-trackable Objects, Monte Carlo methods, on-orbit collisions, Break-up events orbital capacity, low-earth orbit environment
Cameron Liang, Institute for Defense Analyses; Paul Fanto, Institute for Defense Analyses; Angelo Signoracci, Institute for Defense Analyses;
Keywords: Space Debris, Kessler Syndrome, Statistical Modeling, Orbital Debris, Anti-satellite Tests
Heather Cowardin, NASA Orbital Debris Program; Eric Christiansen, NASA Johnson Space Center,; Mark Matney, NASA Orbital Debris Program; Joshua Miller, University of Texas at El Paso; Bruce (Alan) Davis, Jacobs Technology; Corbin Cruz, Jacobs Technology; John Seago, Jacobs Technology; John Opiela, Jacobs Technology; Austen King, Jacobs Technology; Alyssa Manis, Jacobs Technology;
Keywords: orbital debris, shape, hypervelocity impact, hydrocodes, ray-tracing, models
Chris Tuttle, Clearspace Today, Inc.; Darren McKnight, LeoLabs; Tim Maclay, ClearSpace
Keywords: debris removal, debris remediation,
Lauchie Scott, Defense R&D Canada; Paul Bernhardt, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Andrew Howarth, University of Calgary
Keywords: plasma waves, ionosphere, conjunctions, space debris, non-traditional object sensing
Jens Utzmann, Airbus Defence and Space; Stefan Kraft, European Space Agency
Keywords: SBSS, SST, SSA, SDA, telescope, space-based sensors
Thomas Schildknecht, Astronomisches Institut Universität Bern; Peter Pessev, University of Bern, Astronomical Institute; Julian Rodriguez, Astronomisches Institut Universität Bern; Palash Patole, Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern; Alessandro Vananti, Astronomische Institut Universitär Bern; Jan Siminski, ESA/ESOC Space Debris Office; Tim Flohrer, ESA Space Debris Office
Keywords: optical surveys, space debris, sub-catalogue debris population, space debris in high-altitude orbits
Lucía Ayala Fernández, Technische Universität Braunschweig; Carsten Wiedemann, Technische Universität Braunschweig; Vitali Braun, IMS Space Consultancy @ ESA/ESOC; Stijn Lemmens, ESA/ESOC Space Debris Office
Keywords: post-mission disposal, orbital lifetime, orbit propagation, space debris mitigation
Di Wu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Richard Linares, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords: space debris; physical-economic model; space economy; optimization
Darren McKnight, LeoLabs; Erin Dale, LeoLabs; Rachit Bhatia, LeoLabs; Mohin Patel, LeoLabs; Chris Kunstadter, AXA XL
Keywords: space debris, collision hazard assessment, space traffic management
Marco Felice Montaruli, Politecnico di Milano; Pierluigi Di Lizia, Politecnico di Milano; Emiliano Cordelli, GMV; Hélène Ma, RHEA System GmbH; Jan Siminski, European Space Agency European Space Operations Centre (ESA/ESOC)
Keywords: Fragmentations, orbit determination, SST, surveillance radar, MOID, clustering, non-normal distributions
Valentin Eder, Space Analyses GmbH; Christian Unfried, Space Analyses GmbH
Keywords: Outer space, Sustainability, Risk Management, Data Analytics, Applied System Theory
Christian Ramos, Omitron Inc; Deshaun Hutchinson, 18th Space Defense Squadron; Brent Skrehart, Omitron, Inc; David Gillespie, Omitron, Inc.; Diana McKissock, 18th Space Defense Squadron
Keywords: Space Domain Awareness, Conjunction Assessment, ASAT
Elizabeth Campa, University of Florida; Rafael Carrasquilla, University of Florida; Norman Fitz-Coy, University of Florida
Keywords: Low earth orbit satellite, orbital debris engineering models, space debris
Daniel L. Oltrogge, COMSPOC; Salvatore Alfano, COMSPOC; Robert Hall, COMSPOC
Keywords: Russian ASAT Test, operator workload, automated collision avoidance maneuver
Elisabeth Rachith, Laboratory of Astrophysics EPFL LASTRO, Observatoire de Sauverny; Belén Yu Irureta-Goyena, Laboratory of Astrophysics EPFL LASTRO, Observatoire de Sauverny; Jean-Paul Kneib, Laboratory of Astrophysics EPFL LASTRO, Observatoire de Sauverny
Keywords: satellites, space debris, Hough transform, machine learning, streak detection
Alejandro Pastor, GMV; Jan Siminski, ESA/ESOC Space Debris Office; Guillermo Escribano, University Carlos III of Madrid; Manuel Sanjurjo-Rivo, University Carlos III of Madrid; Diego Escobar, GMV
Keywords: fragmentation, detection, tracking, break-up, cataloging, association, correlation
Bill McClintock, The Stratagem Group; Duane Cornish, The Stratagem Group; Chris Tapley, The Stratagem Group; Sarar Aseer, The Stratagem Group; Thomas Kelecy, The Stratagem Group
Keywords: Debris break-up; Orbit propagation; High Area-to-Mass Ratio (HAMR), RUST, Web Assembly (WASM), Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Rina Zhang, Science and Technology Policy Institute; Asha Balakrishnan, Science and Technology Policy Institute
Keywords: International policy, global commons
Mark A. Sturza, Viasat, Inc.; Mark D. Dankberg, Viasat, Inc.; William N. Blount, Viasat, Inc.
Keywords: Sustainable Space, Debris, Holistic, Modeling, Policy, Collision Risk
Nathan R. Boone, Air Force Institute of Technology; Robert A. Bettinger, Air Force Institute of Technology
Keywords: space debris, cislunar, debris risk, lunar debris, moon
Frederick Tarantino, SAF/SQS
Keywords: international, debris, Outer Space Treaty, law, policy
James C. Jones, Northrop Grumman; Michael Strong, Northrop Grumman
Keywords: orbital debris, remediation, modeling, ORDEM, debris, LEO, Low Earth Orbit
James Murray, Jacobs JETS, NASA Johnson Space Center; Chris Ostrom, HX5 Jacobs JETS, NASA Johnson Space Center; Timothy Kennedy, NASA Johnson Space Center Orbital Debris Program Office; Mark Matney, NASA Johnson Space Center Orbital Debris Program Office
Keywords: radar, space debris, ASAT, anti-satellite, HUSIR, Goldstone
Joanna Hon, Turion Space Corporation.; M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
Keywords: Active Debris Removal, Mission Planning, Rendezvous, Optimization, Metaheuristics, Space Situational Awareness
Andrea D'Ambrosio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Miles Lifson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel Jang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Celina Pasiecznik, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Richard Linares, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords: Space Sustainability, Evolutionary Modeling, Orbital Capacity, Constellations, Low Earth Orbit
Daniel Jang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Andrea D'Ambrosio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Miles Lifson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Celina Pasiecznik, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Richard Linares, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords: Stability analysis, source-sink, LEO environment, spacecraft collision and fragmentation, space debris population