Research

Orbital Debris Management and Risk Mitigation

Space Debris Research Lab is a virtual lab (science website) that studies the mechanisms of motion of functionable space systems through MIRCE Space, to understand, design, and manage sustainable space missions.

Types of Space Missions we work on

1. On-Orbit Satellite Servicing
2. Rendezvous and Docking
3. Satellite Servicing
4. Technologies
5. Tracking Aids
6. Deorbit Systems
7. Orbital Debris Observations and Environmental Protection From Orbital Debris

Further Studies

Space Debris Research Lab is also studying the mechanisms of the motion of remote sensing and small spacecraft technologies through MIRCE Space, used for collecting and analyzing data about Earth and Space environmental phenomena.

Research Papers

Solomon Appekey et al.:‘Nyarkoa CanSat Module: A Cost-Effective Approach to Simulating Space
Missions’ (2024). IAC: https://iafastro.directory/iac/paper/id/81281/summary/
Lazar Jeftic, Nevena Jeftic & Solomon Appekey: ‘International Space Station HDEV and EHDC Earth
Observation Cameras Reliability And Applications’ (2024). RG:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382085712
Oussema Jouini, Aaruni Sharma, Gavin Furtado, Eshana Mariam John, Daniel Asante, Solomon Appekey:
‘4D Lidar and Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Rovers Missions’ (2023).
RG:https://dl.iafastro.directory/event/IAC-2023/paper/76972/
Lazar Jeftic, Jezdimir Knezevic, Ashwin Reddy, Solomon Appekey & Nevena Jeftic:‘Optical Observations
of Large Orbital Debris in Low Earth Orbit’ (2023). RG:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372450804
Solomon Appekey & Lazar Jeftic:‘Vulnerability Assessment for the Near-Earth Object Impact Scenario’
(2023). RG: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370361845
Lazar Jeftic & Solomon Appekey:‘Observing the Earth from Low-Earth Orbit Using Modified Commercial
Off-the-Shelf Digital Cameras’ (2022). RG: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362395295