Evaluation of the Realizability of Algorithms of Utilization of Spent GNSS Objects

Abstract

This paper presents estimates of the time and energy costs required to transfer spent navigation satellites to orbit disposal using a thruster. Orbits located 500–5000 km below the nominal orbits, orbits obtained by increasing the initial eccentricity to 0.1–0.4, and orbits obtained by simultaneous increasing the eccentricity and decreasing the major semi-axis of satellites are considered as orbits of utilization.