Small Satellite Constellation Deorbit Compliance: Systematic Review of Reported Outcomes

Authors

  • Kristian Dropulic Department of Space Systems, Lonjsko Centre for Emerging Materials, Sisak, Croatia Author
  • Božena Linkevicius Department of Aerospace Engineering, Nalsia Institute of Advanced Technology, Svencionys, Lithuania Author
  • Elov Ingman Centre for Innovation Policy, Medelpad Institute of Advanced Technology, Sundsvall, Sweden Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22672934

Keywords:

Small Satellite Constellation Deorbit Compliance; Next-generation R&D; Evidence synthesis; Reproducibility; Research methodology

Abstract

There is real interest in small satellite constellation deorbit compliance right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it
delivers the most value. We pull together the current evidence for small satellite constellation deorbit compliance, covering the
methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where engineers
and reviewers are still largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks better supported by the
evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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