Robust control of the space debris population to define optimal policies and an economic revenue model for the sustainable development of space activities

Project Information

GREEN SPECIES

Grant agreement ID: 101089265

DOI

10.3030/101089265

EC signature date 30 June 2023

Start date 1 July 2023

End date 30 June 2028

Funded under

• European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 999 398,00

EU contribution

€ 1 999 398,00

Coordinated by

POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Italy

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Publications

Conference proceedings (13)

Active feedback control on post-mission disposal compliance to limit the space debris proliferation

Author(s): Rusconi, M.; Colombo, C.
Published in: 29th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics (ISSFD), 2024
Publisher: International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics

Feedback control of a density-based space debris model to support the definition of efficient mitigation and remediation strategies

Author(s): Martina Rusconi
Published in: Materials Research Proceedings, Aerospace Science and Engineering: IV Aerospace PhD-Days, Issue 42, 2024
Publisher: Materials Research Forum LLC
DOI: 10.21741/9781644903193-25

Application of Active Feedback Control for Investigation of Debris Mitigation Strategies on a Density-Based Model of the Population Evolution

Author(s): Martina Rusconi, Lorenzo Giudici, Camilla Colombo
Published in: 22nd IAA Symposium on Space Debris, 2024
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
DOI: 10.52202/078360-0184

Analytical Optimization Of Post Mission Disposal Maneuvers Towards An Earth Re-Entry With Averaged Dynamics Models

Author(s): Xiaodong Lu, Camilla Colombo
Published in: 2024 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, 2024
Publisher: American Astronautical Society

Analysis Of Asteroid Deflection Mission Options For The 2025 Planetary Defense Conference Hypothetical Asteroid Impact Threat Scenario By The Italian Space Agency Delegation At SMPAG

Author(s): Saverio Franzese, Elena Basile, Eduardo Maria Polli, Camilla Colombo, Petropoulou Vasiliki, Marco Castronuovo, Juan Luis Cano
Published in: 9th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, 2025
Publisher: International Academy of Astronautics

Low Earth Orbit Capacity Thresholds Investigation for a Sustainable Use of the Space Environment

Author(s): Andrea Muciaccia, Francesca Letizia, Mirko Trisolini, Lorenzo Giudici, Stijn Lemmens, Juan Luis Gonzalo, Camilla Colombo
Published in: 22nd IAA Symposium on Space Debris, 2024
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
DOI: 10.52202/078360-0088

Application of a controlled evolutionary model of the orbital population to target sustainable space utilisation

Author(s): Rusconi Martina, Colombo, Camilla
Published in: 9th European Conference on Space Debris, 2025
Publisher: European Space Agency

Evolutionary predictive model of the space debris environment

Author(s): Wiebke Retagne
Published in: Materials Research Proceedings, Aerospace Science and Engineering: IV Aerospace PhD-Days, Issue 42, 2024
Publisher: Materials Research Forum LLC
DOI: 10.21741/9781644903193-30

Continuity equation-based model for the assessment of the long-term effect of mitigation and remediation measures on the space debris environment

Author(s): Giudici, L.; Colombo, C.; Horstmann, A.; Lemmens, S.; Letizia, F.
Published in: 2nd International Orbital Debris Conference (IOC II), 2023
Publisher: Universities Space Research Association (USRA)

Post Mission Disposal Design in the Laplace Plane Leveraging Orbital Perturbations

Author(s): Xiaodong Lu, Camilla Colombo
Published in: IAF Astrodynamics Symposium, 2024
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
DOI: 10.52202/078368-0081

Launch Traffic Model for Space Debris Evolution Based on Historical Data and Economic Forecasting Methods

Author(s): Wiebke Retagne, Elisa Boccolari; Camilla Colombo
Published in: 9th European Conference on Space Debris, 2025
Publisher: European Space Agency

Autonomous Collision Avoidance On-Orbit Experiment in the e.Cube Mission

Author(s): Juan Luis Gonzalo, Camilla Colombo
Published in: 22nd IAA Symposium on Space Debris, 2024
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
DOI: 10.52202/078360-0171

Sensitivity analysis of THEMIS index configuration options for mission design applications

Author(s): Martina Rusconi, Andrea Muciaccia, Juan Luis Gonzalo, Camilla Colombo, Francesca Letizia
Published in: European Conference for AeroSpace Sciences (EUCASS), 2025
Publisher: European Conference for AeroSpace Sciences (EUCASS)

Peer reviewed articles (6)

A constraint programming framework for preliminary mission analysis: Applications for constellation-servicing active debris removal

Author(s): Adrian Barea, Juan Luis Gonzalo, Camilla Colombo, Hodei Urrutxua
Published in: Advances in Space Research, Issue 74, 2024, ISSN 0273-1177
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ASR.2024.07.015

Jacobian Spheroids, Shallow Encounters, and the Keyhole Map

Author(s): Alessandro Masat, Amedeo Rocchi, Arnaud Boutonnet, Camilla Colombo
Published in: Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, Issue 48, 2025, ISSN 0731-5090
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
DOI: 10.2514/1.G008013

Environmental impact of object breakup in medium-Earth orbit

Author(s): Lorenzo Giudici, Juan Luis Gonzalo, Andrea Muciaccia, Camilla Colombo, Mirko Trisolini, Francesca Letizia
Published in: Advances in Space Research, Issue 74, 2024, ISSN 0273-1177
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ASR.2024.06.012

Reconstruction of in-orbit breakup events over the long term

Author(s): Andrea Muciaccia, Matteo Romano, Mirko Trisolini, Camilla Colombo
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 228, 2025, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2024.12.053

Density-based in-orbit collision risk model valid for any impact geometry

Author(s): Lorenzo Giudici, Juan Luis Gonzalo, Camilla Colombo
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 219, 2024, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2024.03.067

Hybrid Gaussian mixture model and unscented transformation algorithm for uncertainty propagation within the PUZZLE software

Author(s): Roberto Detomaso, Andrea Muciaccia, Camilla Colombo
Published in: Advances in Space Research, Issue 75, 2025, ISSN 0273-1177
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ASR.2025.03.026