DEBRIS-WATCH Results

Cost Breakdown

Total Lifetime CA Cost

€6.1M

(€760K/year over 8 years)

CategoryAnnualLifetimeShare
Fuel Consumption
€130K€1.0M17.1%
Ground Station
€190K€1.5M25.0%
Personnel
€280K€2.2M36.8%
Mission Time Lost
€95K€760K12.5%
Coordination
€65K€520K8.6%
Trade-Space Visualization
Cost (low to high)
Infeasible (SDM violation)

Annual collision avoidance cost as a function of orbital altitude and collision probability threshold. Red regions indicate SDM non-compliance (altitude > 900 km with Pc threshold > 1e-4).

SDM Compliance
Ruleset: ESA (ESSB-ST-U-007), US ODMSP
RuleThresholdComputed ValueStatus
25-year disposal< 25 years32.6 yearsFail
Collision probability< 1e-4 per event8.4e-5Pass
Casualty risk< 1e-41.4e-4Fail
PassivationRequiredPartialWarning
Scenario Comparison (SENTINEL-7)
Metric
Baseline (Chemical)
Electric Propulsion
Automated DecisionBest
Delta (vs Baseline)
Total Annual Cost€890K€930K€650K
Fuel Consumption€120K€55K€135K€-65000+€15K
Ground Station€210K€240K€180K+€30K€-30000
Personnel€340K€360K€195K+€20K€-145000
Mission Time Lost€150K€200K€100K+€50K€-50000
Coordination€70K€75K€40K+€5K€-30000
Maneuvers / Year3.43.43.8
Fuel Budget Used68%22%74%