Light pressure effect on the orbital evolution of objects moving in the neighborhood of low-order resonances

Kuznetsov, E. D.; Zakharova, P. E.; Glamazda, D. V.; Shagabutdinov, A. I.; Kudryavtsev, S. O.

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“…There are secular perturbations of semi-major axes due to the atmospheric drag. The Poynting-Robertson effect also leads to secular perturbations of semi-major axes for objects with area-to-mass ratio (AMR) more than 1 m 2 /kg (Kuznetsov et al, 2012). The dynamical evolution of high AMR objects in the Molniya-type orbits was studied by Sun et al (2013).…”

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Dynamical evolution of space debris on high-elliptical orbits near high-order resonance zones

Kuznetsov

Zakharova

2015

Advances in Space Research

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Dynamical evolution of space debris on high-elliptical orbits near high-order resonance zones

Kuznetsov

Zakharova

2015

Advances in Space Research

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“…We can mention works focused on the orbital evolution of Geostationary Earth Orbits (GEO) (e.g. [5][6][7][8][9]) and Medium Earth Orbits (MEO) (e.g. [10][11][12][13][14][15]).…”

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Orbital flips due to solar radiation pressure for space debris in near-circular orbits

Belkin

Kuznetsov

2021

Acta Astronautica

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Orbital plane flips, a transition from prograde to retrograde motion or vice versa, is a phenomenon due to solar radiation pressure that is investigated. We consider initial near-circular orbits with different inclinations, including the vicinity of orbits of the GNSS satellites, GEO, geosynchronous orbits, and super-GEO region. Dynamical evolution of orbits is studied from a numerical simulation. Initial conditions for the objects are chosen in the GNSS orbit regions (GLONASS, GPS, BeiDou, Galileo) as well as 450-1100 km above to nominal semi-major axes of the navigation orbits, and in the vicinity of GEO, geosynchronous orbits, and super-GEO region. Initial data correspond to nearly circular orbits with the eccentricity 0.001. The initial inclination is varied from 55 • to 64.8 • . Initial values of longitude of ascending node are varied from 0 • to 350 • . High area-to-mass ratios are considered, at which orbital plane flips occur. Dynamical evolution covers periods of 24 and 240 years. The maximum inclination of the orbit is achieved when the longitude of the pericenter is sun-synchronous. Flips are possible only for objects with the area-to-mass ratio equal or more than 16 m 2 /kg (the radiation pressure coefficient is 1.44). The flips are caused precisely by solar radiation pressure. The Lidov-Kozai effect is suppressed by solar radiation pressure perturbations, affecting high area-to-mass ratio objects due to a secondary apsidal-nodal secular resonance.

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“…The secular evolution of geostationary objects caused by light pressure alone has been treated in Smirnov & Mikisha (1993, 1995. Numerical simulations in the neighborhood of the 1:1, 1:2, and 1:3 resonances can be found in Kuznetsov et al (2012Kuznetsov et al ( , 2013. The authors estimate the secular effect caused by the Poynting-Robertson drag for various area-to-mass ratios being of the order of hundreds of meters per year, approximately.…”

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Poynting–Robertson drag and solar wind in the space debris problem

Lhotka

Celletti

Galeş

2016

Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.

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We analyze the combined effect of Poynting-Robertson and solar wind drag on space debris. We derive a model within Cartesian, Gaussian and Hamiltonian frameworks. We focus on the geosynchronous resonance, although the results can be easily generalized to any resonance. By numerical and analytical techniques, we compute the drift in semi-major axis due to Poynting-Robertson and solar wind drag. After a linear stability analysis of the equilibria, we combine a careful investigation of the regular, resonant, chaotic behavior of the phase space with a long-term propagation of a sample of initial conditions. The results strongly depend on the value of the areato-mass ratio of the debris, which might show different dynamical behaviors: temporary capture or escape from the geosynchronous resonance, as well as temporary capture or escape from secondary resonances involving the rate of variation of the longitude of the Sun. Such analysis shows that Poynting-Robertson and solar wind drag must be taken into account, when looking at the long-term behavior of space debris. Trapping or escape from the resonance can be used to place the debris in convenient regions of the phase space.keywords Poynting-Robertson effect, Solar wind, Geostationary orbit, Space debris 1 consider several models as well as a different hierarchy of the forces which contribute to shape the dynamics. For example, it was widely shown (see, e.g., , Kuznetsov (2011 and references therein) that the effect of solar radiation pressure on GEO and MEO objects is more relevant for larger area-to-mass ratios. The dissipative contribution due to Poynting-Robertson and solar wind is definitely considered much less important. However, such dissipative effects might become relevant on micro-meter size particles as well on large area-to-mass ratio space debris (various objects with high area-to-mass ratios are described, e.g., in Früh & Schildknecht (2012)).The aim of the current study is to settle the question of the role of Poynting-Robertson and solar wind (hereafter PR/SW) drag on space debris dynamics. The relevance of this question stems from the consideration that the drag might provoke a drift of the debris towards space regions where operating satellites are placed. To avoid collisions with functional satellites and a consequent possible generation of further debris, it is crucial to have a full control of the dynamics of space debris, including the prediction over long time scales of minor, but still relevant, effects like PR/SW. Our study shows that not only Poynting-Robertson drag, but also solar wind drag, are prominent forces that need to be included in the model to get an accurate estimate of the drift of space debris in the near-Earth environment.The first studies on the Poynting-Robertson effect in the artificial satellite problem date back to Slabinski (1980Slabinski ( , 1983, where the author states that the semi-major axis of a near synchronous satellite with small area-to-mass ratio can decrease at a rate of about 1 mt/yr. The secular evolution of...

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Light pressure effect on the orbital evolution of objects moving in the neighborhood of low-order resonances

Cited by 16 publications

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Dynamical evolution of space debris on high-elliptical orbits near high-order resonance zones

Dynamical evolution of space debris on high-elliptical orbits near high-order resonance zones

Orbital flips due to solar radiation pressure for space debris in near-circular orbits

Poynting–Robertson drag and solar wind in the space debris problem

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