Spacecraft Collision Avoidance Technology

Presents theory and practice of spacecraft collision avoidance, taking note of the contemporary space environment

Zhang Rongzhi (Author), Yang Kaizhong (Author)

9780128180112, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 4 March 2020

208 pages, 30 illustrations (4 in full color)
23.4 x 19 x 1.4 cm, 0.41 kg

Spacecraft Collision Avoidance Technology presents the theory and practice of space collision avoidance. The title gives models of time and space environment, their impact on high-precision orbit prediction, considers optimal orbit determination methods and models in different warning stages, and establishes basic models for warning and avoidance. Chapters present an outline of spacecraft collision warning strategy, elaborate on the basics of orbital calculation for collision avoidance, consider space object detection technology, detail space environment and object orbit, give a method for spacecraft collision warning orbit calculation, and finally, demonstrate a strategy for spacecraft collision warning and avoidance.

1. Outline of spacecraft collision warning2. Basics of orbital calculation for spacecraft collision avoidance3. Space object detection technology4. Space environment and object orbit5. Spacecraft collision warning orbit calculation method6. Spacecraft collision warning and avoidance strategy

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK]