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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Gurudas Ganguli, Arlington, VA (US);
Scott S Chappie, Arlington, VA (US);
Leonid I Roudakov, Rockville, MD (US);
Christopher E Crabtree, Alexandria, VA (US);
Inventors:
Gurudas Ganguli, Arlington, VA (US);
Scott S Chappie, Arlington, VA (US);
Leonid I Roudakov, Rockville, MD (US);
Christopher E Crabtree, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
System and method for inducing rapid reentry of orbital debris including determining a spatial extent of the orbital debris, and deploying dust to the orbital debris to enhance the drag on the orbital debris.