METHOD FOR DISPOSAL OF SPACE VEHICLES THROUGH AERODYNAMIC ACTION OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC B64G99/00 

FIELD: space industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the space industry and can be used in the design of spacecraft in order to prevent clogging of outer space at the end of the active life. A method for disposing of a spacecraft by means of the aerodynamic effect of the Earth's atmosphere, characterized by the fact that at the end of the active life, using the propulsion units, the spacecraft is given a forced rotational motion. Then, by means of pyrotechnic devices, they are divided into component structural elements connected by flexible, for example, cable connections, which together create a large-sized structure with a large diameter, located normal to the direction of ballistic flight. Then, by means of an artificial plasma formation generator (AFG), a gas-dust environment is created, ensuring the filling of voids between the elements of the spacecraft, and the diameter of the AFG is also increased by surrounding the utilized structure from the outside. In this case, the AFG creates electrostatic interactions of the gas and dust environment with structural elements.

EFFECT: time of ballistic flight is reduced after the end of the period of the active existence of the spacecraft in the orbit of near-Earth outer space.

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