In Russia is working on space debris blowers

The humans fly in space, but had already thoroughly throw earth's orbit with debris and garbage. If it can't do this, it's still quite a bit of time, and to fly will have no place. Experts say that after some hundred years, the debris can pose a big problem when space launches. Now the problem trying to solve in different countries do not stand aside and Russia. Roscosmos is working on the creation of a satellite-cleaner that is capable of jets of a jet engine to "blow" debris from orbit.





The unit is supplied with the ion engines on opposite sides. The satellite is approaching exhaust of spacecraft and enables the engine to equal power on opposite sides. Due to this, it stays in place and a jet of one engine changes the orbital parameters of the idle object. He gradually loses speed and comes down from orbit, — said Oleg Gorshkov.

Long they have to blow? But it depends on engine power and size of debris.





Now in earth orbit is about 18 thousand large objects whose diameter is more than ten inches, and small objects whose diameter is from several millimeters to a couple centimeters, it is difficult to count — there are millions of them. Therefore, the Russian space Agency began to work in this direction. It is assumed that each cleaner, which is a small four tons the machine will be able to ten years of work, good clean up, removing from orbit two hundred fragments. published

 

 

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