No AccessGossamer Orbit Lowering Device (GOLD) for Safe and Efficient De-OrbitKerry Nock, Kristin Gates, Kim Aaron and Angus McRonaldKerry NockGlobal Aerospace CorporationSearch for more papers by this author, Kristin GatesGlobal Aerospace CorporationSearch for more papers by this author, Kim AaronGlobal Aerospace CorporationSearch for more papers by this author and Angus McRonaldGlobal Aerospace CorporationSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:14 Jun 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2010-7824SectionsPDFPDF Plus ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Previous chapter Next chapter FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byET-Class: An Energy Transfer-Based Classification of Space Debris Removal Methods and Missions2 March 2022 | Frontiers in Space Technologies, Vol. 3Assessment of space debris collisions against spacecraft with deorbit devicesAdvances in Space Research, Vol. 67, No. 5Problems of controlling the motion of small satellite using inflatable thin-film shells for removal space objects from orbitSurvey on research and development of on-orbit active debris removal methods24 September 2020 | Science China Technological Sciences, Vol. 63, No. 11The Thermal State of an Aerodynamic Decelerator for a Small SpacecraftDrag-Enhancing Deorbit Devices for Mid-Sized Spacecraft Self-DisposalDrag Deorbit Device: A New Standard Reentry Actuator for CubeSatsDavid Guglielmo, Sanny Omar, Riccardo Bevilacqua, Laurence Fineberg, Justin Treptow, Bradley Poffenberger and Yusef Johnson14 September 2018 | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 56, No. 1Small spacecraft’s inflatable aerodynamic decelerator design issues analysisKentucky Re-entry Universal Payload SystemJustin M. Cooper, Joseph K. Stieha, Alex M. Fowler and Alexandre Martin2 January 2016Review and comparison of active space debris capturing and removal methodsProgress in Aerospace Sciences, Vol. 80Design and development of a gossamer sail system for deorbiting in low earth orbitActa Astronautica, Vol. 103Removing Orbital Debris with Less RiskKerry T. Nock, Kim M. Aaron and Darren McKnight2 April 2013 | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 50, No. 2A passive satellite deorbiting strategy for medium earth orbit using solar radiation pressure and the J2 effectActa Astronautica, Vol. 77Junk Hunter: Autonomous Rendezvous, Capture, and De-Orbit of Orbital DebrisNicholas Zinner, Austin Williamson, Kristen Brenner, John Curran, Ahna Isaak, Matthew Knoch, Adam Leppek and Jenae Lestishen14 June 2012 What's Popular AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 02 August 2010 - 05 August 2010Toronto, Ontario, Canadahttps://doi.org/10.2514/6.2010-7824 Crossmark TopicsAerodynamicsAeronautical EngineeringAeronauticsAerospace SciencesAstrodynamicsAstronauticsElectric PropulsionOrbital ManeuversPropellantPropulsion and PowerSpace DebrisSpace OrbitSpace TethersSpacecraft Propulsion KeywordsDerelict SatellitesOrbital Debris MitigationChemical PropulsionElectrodynamic TetherThin FilmsSun Synchronous OrbitBipropellantsPropulsion SystemSolar ActivityMicrometeoroids Topics Astrodynamics