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Esme Griffiths-Nowicki01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), orbits below 450 km, offers significant advantages for high-resolution Earth observation and low-latency telecommunications. Still, atmospheric drag poses major challenges for long-term sustainability and debris mitigation. In clean space initiatives, achieving sustainable, ecological satellite operations is a primary objective. Air-Breathing Electric Propulsion...
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Alexandre Marchon01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
The exponential growth of orbital debris in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has reached a critical threshold, demanding more efficient Active Debris Removal (ADR) strategies than ever foreseen before. This paper introduces a very novel ADR concept that leverages the dynamical properties of natural de-orbiting corridors: resonant orbital regions where the coupled effects of Solar Radiation Pressure...
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Martin Lemaire (EPFL)01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
Life-cycle assessment (LCA) provides a strong basis for quantifying the environmental impact of space systems, but its application in early design remains difficult because major parameters are still uncertain, including suppliers, production sites, detailed material inventories, and process-level emissions. This work proposes a \textbf{high-level LCA framework for early space systems...
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Adriana Medina Vega01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
The rapid proliferation of mega-constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) has significantly increased the frequency of conjunction events, necessitating robust collision avoidance strategies. Adherence to ESA’s Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines and the Clean Space initiative requires a transition from reactive manoeuvres to proactive ones. The study quantifies the impact of the Collision...
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Vasco Carreira01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
The growing deployment of nanosatellites is intensifying the need for more sustainable design strategies in the space sector, particularly regarding material selection for structural and thermal protection functions. This work investigates the potential of a cork-based material as eco-friendly alternative for use in CubeSat platforms, within the broader context of sustainable satellite...
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Giuseppe Joulianou (University Of Kent)01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
Accurate knowledge of the Earth's thermosphere is vital for a range of space operations, including space traffic management, collision avoidance, re-entry predictions, and orbital lifetime analysis. As Low Earth Orbit (LEO) becomes increasingly congested, precise orbit determination and highly accurate conjunction assessments are of critical importance.
The primary source of uncertainty in...
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Angelica Crone (KU Leuven)01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
To comply with recent space debris mitigation requirements, the post-mission orbital lifetime of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) must not exceed five years. This study evaluates propulsion technologies as end-of-life disposal options for four representative microsatellites, ranging from 6U to 24U CubeSats and a PROBA-1 class platform, operating across different altitudes.
A framework is...
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Julia Alvarez Vallero (University of Texas at Arlington)01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
The Zero Debris ambition calls for more reliable, transparent, and coordinated space operations, yet current debris risk management practices remain constrained by limited data availability and inconsistent information sharing among operators. Reducing unnecessary collision avoidance maneuvers and improving the accuracy of conjunction assessments require access to specific technical parameters...
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Basilio Naclerio (University of Naples "Federico II"), David López Rohde (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Elena Francesca Cipriano (Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa), Francesca Vallozzi (University of Naples "Federico II"), Marta Adalia Unzurrunzaga (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Mélanie Ramarozatovo (École nationale supérieure d'électrotechnique, d'électronique, d'informatique, d'hydraulique et des télécommunications), Nicolás Tajuelo Arenas (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Pedro Jorge Duarte Correia (Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa), Pierluca De Felice (University of Naples "Federico II"), Romane Boussac (École nationale supérieure d'électrotechnique, d'électronique, d'informatique, d'hydraulique et des télécommunications)01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
This paper presents the conceptual design of POWER (Platform for Orbital Wireless Energy Recharge), a 3U CubeSat In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission developed to validate microwave-based Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Aligned with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 9, the mission addresses the critical limitation of satellite operational lifetimes imposed by...
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Zyad El Aouad (Universidad Europea de Madrid)01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
Effective Active Debris Removal relies greatly on the spacecraft's ability to synchronize its attitude with a tumbling target. Capturing tumbling, non-cooperative debris requires a servicer to perfectly match a target's chaotic spin state before physical contact.
This session breaks down a control strategy that uses relative navigation sensors to "lock" onto the spin states of...
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Cecilia Lanfredi Alberti (University of Strathclyde)01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
Atmospheric re-entry is an increasingly important yet still underrepresented phase in the environmental assessment of space systems. Although design-for-demise (D4D) strategies are essential for compliance with debris mitigation requirements, they also promote material ablation and the release of chemical species into the upper atmosphere. Current Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approaches largely...
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Rémi Caresche (Isae Supaero)01/07/2026, 17:30Student Poster Session
Non-cooperative rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) are becoming a central challenge in orbital mechanics due to the rapid growth of space traffic and debris, as well as the increasing demand for on-orbit servicing, inspection, and active debris removal missions. Unlike cooperative scenarios, non-cooperative targets do not provide navigation data, attitude information, or dedicated...
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