Print Email Facebook Twitter On the Uncertainty of Space Debris Trajectory Predictions Title On the Uncertainty of Space Debris Trajectory Predictions Author Geul, J. (TU Delft Astrodynamics & Space Missions) Contributor Mooij, E. (promotor) Noomen, R. (copromotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Corporate name Delft University of Technology Date 2023-09-05 Abstract The goal of the research is to improve space situational awareness (SSA) for space debris objects, and to make space operations more sustainable and remain possible in the future. Vital to this awareness is understanding which objects are present, through space surveillance and tracking (SST), and where these objects will be in the future, through orbit prediction and analysis. Therefore, the research specifically focusses on supporting conjunction analysis, which aims to predict which satellites have a high risk of collisions, and improving re-entry predictions, which indicate possible ranges of impact locations and epochs for satellites returning back to Earth. Subject Space debrisUncertainty propagationConjunction analysisRe-entry predictionInterval analysisRegularisationAstrodynamics To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:1b4b7d8b-56cc-49aa-9b98-615241e08799 Publisher Ipskamp ISBN 978-94-6473-198-9 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2023 J. Geul Files PDF Geul_2023_On_the_Uncertai ... ctions.pdf 8.37 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:1b4b7d8b-56cc-49aa-9b98-615241e08799/datastream/OBJ/view