Articolo in rivista, 2022, ENG, 10.1016/j.jsse.2022.03.001
Pardini C.; Anselmo L.
CNR-ISTI, Pisa, Italy; CNR-ISTI, Pisa, Italy
The substantial space traffic changes occurred since the 2010s are having measurable repercussions even at the altitudes used for human spaceflight. These changes were mainly driven by the deployment of thousands of small satellites and cubesats below 600 km. After having evaluated how the situation evolved, from 2008 to 2021, at the altitudes of the International and Chinese space stations, and discussed the main aspects of the problem that may have an operational impact, the attention was focused on what might be expected in the 2020s, whether the current deployment plans for mega-constellations will be realized in whole or in part. Finally, the rationale for the introduction of a "human spaceflight protected region", with the associated space traffic management recommendations, is presented and discussed.
Journal of Space Safety Engineering 9 (2), pp. 274–279
Space debris, Large satellite constellations, Low earth orbit, Human spaceflight safety, Long-term sustainability, New protected region
Pardini Carmen, Anselmo Luciano
ISTI – Istituto di scienza e tecnologie dell'informazione "Alessandro Faedo"
ID: 468955
Year: 2022
Type: Articolo in rivista
Creation: 2022-07-06 14:39:26.000
Last update: 2022-07-06 16:18:19.000
CNR authors
External links
OAI-PMH: Dublin Core
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsse.2022.03.001
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468896722000337?via%3Dihub
External IDs
CNR OAI-PMH: oai:it.cnr:prodotti:468955
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsse.2022.03.001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85128216727