Throughout the various system studies a number of key technology developments have been identified for development, namely in the areas of:ġ.Ědvanced Image Processing Systems are required to enable the extraction of dynamical and kinematical properties of the object. ĝefinition of the GNC avionics test bed architecture.ĝesign of the robotic visual servoing system.This activity aims to address the main points identified during the iSRR while also maturing the: Following the Phase B1, the e.Deorbit Consolidation Phase will run across Q2 and Q3 in 2017. The intermediate System Requirements Review (iSRR) is being held in Q4 2016. Presently, e.Deorbit is in Phase B1 with two separate competitive and parallel activities. The three consortia were led by Airbus, OHB and Thales Alenia Space, and these activities were conducted in 2015. Following another feasibility assessment in 2012, due to the knowledge that Envisat would be uncooperative during capture, 3 parallel and competitive Phase A activities were initiated. The e.Deorbit mission was first studied in ESA’s Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) at ESTEC in 2011. However, capturing and deorbiting an uncooperative object is extremely challenging such a mission has never been performed and requires a number of key technology advancements. The term used to remove a large object from orbit is Active Debris Removal (ADR). The most effective way to stabilise debris population is to remove the large non-functional objects from the most populated orbits which are the source of small debris. Even if all space launches were halted tomorrow, the amount of debris would continue increasing. More than 23000 objects larger than 10 cm are regularly tracked and LEO represents the most congested zone.

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