Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for A System And Method For Orbital Debris Removal Using Eddy Current De-Tumbling And De-Orbit Kits

MUMBAI, India, June 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641055409 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on April 30, 2026, for A System And Method For Orbital Debris Removal Using Eddy Current De-Tumbling And De-Orbit Kits.

Inventors include Dr. V. Sivakumar; M. Mahendiran; Vasanth. K; and Suthish. S.

The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a system (100) and method for active orbital debris removal by employing eddy current de-tumbling and deployable de-orbit kits (130) for removing space debris in Earth orbit. The system (100) comprises a spacecraft (102), a satellite structure (104), a sensor array (116)...