SWEEP
US-patented platform that captures orbital debris, compacts it into pellets, and fires them out of orbit - the recoil doubles as thrust
SWEEP (Space Waste Electromagnetic Ejection Platform) is a US-patented spacecraft design addressing space debris proliferation in Earth's orbit. The system combines autonomous algorithms, debris processing, electromagnetic railgun propulsion, and gyroscopic control to capture debris, compact it into pellets, and eject it from orbit - using recoil thrust to maneuver between targets without expending traditional propellant.