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  • Space debris clearing device
    Patent number: 5405108
    Abstract: The space debris clearing device of the invention, following launch and placement in or near an orbit considered to be highly populated with debris, is intended to clear the debris allowing safe paths and orbits for space assets. The device is made of a castable, energetic material, and shaped to meet specific clearing requirements. Once in position the device is remotely detonated, and an impulse, caused by the expanding detonation products, is imparted to the debris, pushing the debris into a reentry or earth escape trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Laddie Marin, Jr., William K. DeVault, Joseph J. Secary