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Probability of Collision with Tethered Spacecraft

Yema Paul·Emmanuel Delande·Francois Vinet·Francois Laporte·Manuel Sanjurjo-Rivo·Aldo Tonnini·Joan-Pau Sanchez
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This Engineering Note addresses the challenge of estimating the probability of collision for tethered spacecraft during close encounters with other space objects. Standard probability of collision methods, based on spherical hard-body assumptions, tend to be overly conservative when applied to long tether systems. We introduce a method that accounts for the tether's spatial extent and configuration uncertainty by maximizing the probability of collision over all physically admissible tether shapes. Applied to real-world conjunction events involving a kilometer-scale flexible inextensible tether, the method yields more realistic risk estimates. This approach improves the ability to distinguish hazardous from benign encounters, thereby supporting more informed collision avoidance decisions.

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Yema Paul, Emmanuel Delande, Francois Vinet, Francois Laporte, Manuel Sanjurjo-Rivo, Aldo Tonnini, Joan-Pau Sanchez. 2025-06-05. Probability of Collision with Tethered Spacecraft. https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.04969

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