Organization
School of Engineering Professor
Title
Professor
External link
KAWAMOTO SATOMI
Research Interests
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Space Debris
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スペースデブリ
Research Areas
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Frontier Technology (Aerospace Engineering, Marine and Maritime Engineering) / Aerospace engineering
Education
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The University of Tokyo The Faculty of Engineering Department of Aeronautics and Astroronautics
Country： Japan
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University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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The University of Tokyo The Graduate School of Engineering Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Country： Japan
Research History
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Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering Professor
2026.4
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2003.10 - 2026.3
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: 航空宇宙技術研究所 研究員
1998 - 2003
Professional Memberships
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日本航空宇宙学会
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International Academy of Astronautics
Papers
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McKnight, D., Dale, E., Cassady, J., Ratcliffe, A., Kawamoto, S., Rossi, A., Grishko, D.
Acta Astronautica 243 2026
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Space capacity management and its interaction with space traffic management
Camilla Colombo, Peter Martinez, Francesca Letizia, Benedetta Cattani, Emmanuelle David, Diego Escobar, Satomi Kawamoto, Robert Rovetto, Ivan Sumelzo
Acta Astronautica 2025.8
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Effective compliance to technical regulations - Why is compliance to the orbital debris mitigation rules so poor?
David B. Spencer, Didier Alary, Valentin Eder, Peter Martinez, Stijn Lemmens, Kawamoto Satomi, Morgane Lecas, Jose María Hermoso
Acta Astronautica 2025.1
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EDT demonstration for keeping low altitude orbit using carbon nanotube tether
Masahiro Nohmi, Koki Matsuo, Satomi Kawamoto, Yasushi Ohkawa
Acta Astronautica 2024.12
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Estimation of ejecta generation and mitigation measures for large-scale structures on geostationary orbit
Satomi Kawamoto, Ryusuke Harada, Daisuke Joudoi, Yugo Kimoto, Taku Izumiyama, Yasuhiro Akahoshi
Journal of Space Safety Engineering 2024.9
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Assessments of the impacts of orbital fragmentations using the Near-Earth Orbital Debris Environment Evolutionary Model (NEODEEM)
Ryusuke Harada, Satomi Kawamoto, Toshiya Hanada
Journal of Space Safety Engineering 2024.9
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Establishment of debris index evaluation criteria and comparison of index effects
Ryusuke Harada, Satomi Kawamoto, Toshiya Hanada
Acta Astronautica 2024.9
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Collision probability evaluation of SRM slag during orbital lifetime
Sato, K., Nitta, K., Yoshihara, T., Harada, R., Kawamoto, S., Ikeda, H., Kinoshita, M., Ui, K., Matsuura, Y.
Journal of Space Safety Engineering 11 ( 4 ) 2024
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Kawamoto, S., Harada, R., Kitagawa, Y., Hanada, T.
Acta Astronautica 219 2024
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Cross-verification and benchmarking analysis of electrodynamic tether simulators
Borderes-Motta, G., de Haro-Pizarroso, G., Li, G., Yu, H., Zhu, Z.H., Sarego, G., Colombatti, G., Lorenzini, E.C., McTernan, J.K., Gilchrist, B.E., Bil{\'e}n, S.G., Kawamoto, S., Ohkawa, Y., S{\'a}nchez-Arriaga, G.
Acta Astronautica 208 2023
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Harada, R., Kawamoto, S., Nagaoka, N., Hanada, T.
Journal of Space Safety Engineering 10 ( 2 ) 2023
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Considerations on the lists of the top 50 debris removal targets
Kawamoto, S., Nagaoka, N., Kitagawa, Y., Harada, R., Hanada, T.
Journal of Space Safety Engineering 9 ( 3 ) 2022
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Identifying the 50 statistically-most-concerning derelict objects in LEO
McKnight, D., Witner, R., Letizia, F., Lemmens, S., Anselmo, L., Pardini, C., Rossi, A., Kunstadter, C., Kawamoto, S., Aslanov, V., Dolado Perez, J.-C., Ruch, V., Lewis, H., Nicolls, M., Jing, L., Dan, S., Dongfang, W., Baranov, A., Grishko, D.
Acta Astronautica 181 2021
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A Study on PMD Device for Microsatellites Using Electrodynamic Tether
Tsuyoshi SATO, Satomi KAWAMOTO, Takeo WATANABE, Koh KAMACHI, Yasushi OHKAWA, Yu OIKAWA, Lena OKAJIMA, Hiroshi OKUBO
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN 2021
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Yanagisawa, T., Hayashi, M., Kurosaki, H., Kawamoto, S.
Advances in Astronautics Science and Technology 4 ( 1 ) 2021
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Review of KITE – Electrodynamic tether experiment on the H-II Transfer Vehicle
Ohkawa, Y., Kawamoto, S., Okumura, T., Iki, K., Okamoto, H., Inoue, K., Uchiyama, T., Tsujita, D.
Acta Astronautica 177 2020
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Impact on collision probability by post mission disposal and active debris removal
Kawamoto, S., Nagaoka, N., Sato, T., Hanada, T.
Journal of Space Safety Engineering 7 ( 3 ) 2020
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Performance of EDT system for deorbit devices using new materials
Sato, T., Kawamoto, S., Ohkawa, Y., Watanabe, T., Kamachi, K., Okubo, H.
Acta Astronautica 177 2020
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Operation of a carbon nanotube field-emission cathode in low Earth orbit
Ohkawa, Y., Okumura, T., Iki, K., Okamoto, H., Kawamoto, S.
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics 37 ( 2 ) 2019
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Charging Behavior of the H-II Transfer Vehicle by Active Electron Emission
Ohkawa, Y., Okumura, T., Kawamoto, S., Kobayashi, Y.
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 47 ( 8 ) 2019
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Charging of the H-II transfer vehicle at rendezvous and docking phase
Okumura, T., Ohkawa, Y., Koga, K., Kawakita, S., Kawamoto, S., Kobayashi, Y., Kasai, T.
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 55 ( 4 ) 2018
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Evaluation of Space Debris Mitigation Measures Using a Debris Evolutionary Model
Satomi KAWAMOTO, Takayuki HIRAI, Shiki KITAJIMA, Shuji ABE, Toshiya HANADA
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN 2018
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Field Emission Cathodes for an Electrodynamic Tether Experiment on the H-II Transfer Vehicle
Yasushi OHKAWA, Teppei OKUMURA, Yuuta HORIKAWA, Yoshiyuki MIURA, Satomi KAWAMOTO, Koichi INOUE
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN 2018
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Removal targets' classification: How time considerations modify the definition of the index
Zemoura, M., Hanada, T., Kawamoto, S.
Advances in Space Research 60 ( 6 ) 2017
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A Flight Experiment of Electrodynamic Tether Using HTV toward the Realization of Debris Removal
Satomi KAWAMOTO, Yasushi OHKAWA, Kentaro IKI, Teppei OKUMURA, JunIchi AOYAMA, Yasuhiro KATAYAMA, Daisuke TSUJITA, Toru KASAI, Hirohiko UEMATSU, Koichi INOUE
TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN 2016
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Technologies of solid lubrication in electrodynamic tether for conservation of space environment
Matsumoto, K., Kawamoto, S.
Toraibarojisuto Journal of Japanese Society of Tribologists 61 ( 3 ) 2016
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A reorbiter for large GEO debris objects using ion beam irradiation
Kitamura, S., Hayakawa, Y., Kawamoto, S.
Acta Astronautica 94 ( 2 ) 2014
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Iki, K., Kawamoto, S., Morino, Y.
Acta Astronautica 94 ( 1 ) 2014
MISC
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A Test Flight Experiment of Electrodynamic Tether Using a Small Satellite: As the First Step for Debris Removal
Satomi Kawamoto, Yuki Kobayashi, Yasushi Ohkawa, Shoji Kitamura, Shin-Ichiro Nishida, Chiharu Kikkawa, Atsushi Yanagida, Susumu Toda, Yoshiki Yamagiwa, Mengu Cho, Toshiya Hanada
Journal of Space Technology and Science 2009
Research Projects
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スペースデブリのモデル、解析
Grant type：Competitive
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スペースデブリの除去
Grant type：Competitive
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Space Debris Modeling
Grant type：Competitive
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Space Debris Removal
Grant type：Competitive