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Recent Status and Future Prospects on On-Orbit Servicing

궤도상서비싱 개발 동향 및 향후 전망

  • Kim, Hae-Dong (Korea Aerospace Research Institute, University of Science & Technology)
  • Received : 2022.04.10
  • Accepted : 2022.06.08
  • Published : 2022.08.01
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Abstract

Recently, with the success of the world's first On-Orbit service (OOS) mission MEV (Mission Extension Vehicle)-1 in 2020, interest in OOS is increasing at home and abroad. In particular, the mission of OOS and active debris removal (ADR) service, which was difficult to find in the old space era in the past, is expected to enter the new space industry in the near future. Therefore, this paper examines the development cases of domestic and foreign OOS technologies, and describes the characteristics of major technologies required, domestic status and development potential, and the possibility of future OOS mission development. The technology trends and future prospects of OOS described in this paper are expected to be useful reference materials for further researching related fields in domestic situations where related research is insufficient.

2020년 세계 최초의 궤도상서비싱(On-Orbit Servicing, OOS) 임무 MEV(Mission Extension Vehicle)-1의 성공으로 궤도상서비싱에 대한 관심이 최근 국내외에서 높아지고 있다. 특히, 과거 올드스페이스(Old Space) 시대에서는 찾기 힘들었던 궤도상서비싱과 우주쓰레기 능동제거(Active Debris Removal, ADR) 서비스 임무는 최근 뉴스페이스(New Space) 시대를 맞이하여 근미래에 신 우주산업으로 본격화할 것으로 예상되고 있다. 이에, 본 논문에서는 국내외 궤도상서비싱 기술 개발 사례들을 살펴보고, 소요되는 주요 기술들의 특징, 국내 현황 및 개발 가능성 그리고 향후 궤도상서비싱의 산업 측면과 기술 측면에서의 발전 가능성에 대해 기술하였다. 본 논문에서 기술한 궤도상서비싱의 기술 동향과 향후 전망은 관련 연구가 미흡한 국내 상황에서 관련 분야를 새롭게 연구하고자 하는 데 유용한 참고자료가 될 것으로 기대한다.

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Acknowledgement

본 논문은 한국항공우주연구원의 'AI기반 랑데부/도킹기술검증용 위성 개발' 및 '궤도상서비싱 기반 기술 연구' 사업 연구 성과의 일부이며, 지원에 감사드린다.

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