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Safety Concept of Proximity Operations in Low Earth Orbit: The SpEye CubeSat Mission

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In-space proximity operations are a key enabling technology for future In-Orbit Servicing (IOS) and debris removal missions, which are essential to foster a sustainable and circular space economy. A key feature to design and validate the proximity operations is the safety concept of the close-range flight, which manages the monitoring of the safe operations and is in charge of mitigation of any contingency that can occur and cause a unwanted collision between the two satellites. This paper describes the safety concept philosophy for the SpEye mission, a CubeSat demonstrator of proximity operations funded by the Italian Space Agency through the Alcor programme.

Source: IAA Symposium on Small Satellite Missions

DOI: 10.52202/083084-0018

Authors: Giacomo Borelli, Gabriella Vittoria Maria Gaias, Camilla Colombo, Vincenzo Capuano, Daniele Urban, Vincenzo Pulcino

Institutions: Politecnico di Milano, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana

Language: English

Topic: Space Satellite Systems and Control

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7124448362

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