Demise and survivability criteria for spacecraft design optimisation

In a period where the evolution of the space environment is causing increasing concerns for the future of space exploitation and sustainability, the design for demise philosophy has gained an increased interest. However, satellites designed for demise still have to survive the space environment polluted by space debris. Within this context we are developing a model to evaluate the effect of preliminary design choices on the survivability and on the demise of a spacecraft configuration. Consideri