Mass Relay Debris Cleaner?

[Deadpangod3]

So if you've seen danny2462's mass relay you should have a general idea of what I mean.

What if we could take his mass relay, maneuver to in front of a piece of debris, and "relay" it back to Kerbin?

It's like a Mass Relay Debris Cleaner, and probably the best part is you don't have to constantly grab debris, burn into a suborbital trajectory, let go, and burn back to orbit.

I've tried this before, using several large engines on a ship with a decoupler attached, hyper edited to orbit, decoupled, fired, and it was launched into a suborbital trajectory, so i know it works with smaller pieces of debris, but I haven't tried large debris.

So would this be an ideal way to clean debris?

[Basilo1146]

That might actually work. It would have to be designed slightly differently than Danny's so that it would have a system of propulsion that lines up with the center of mass, but it would work.

[Tygroux]

Theorically, yes, for any size of debris. The only variable is the fuel.

The main problem comes from staying in front of the debris as it moves.

For this, i once tried a tugship with KAS cables.

Not mass relay, just tug with cable in the back to attach the debris.

That was a VERY bad idea... If you happen to be slower than your debris (and imperfection and imbalance means it WILL happen) (or faster if you go "pushing", mechanicaly or with a Mass Relay), you risk rapid unplanned disassembly, or fast non-controlled docking.

So... I say try it. Put few KAS (at least 3. Well, try less if you want, but prepare for fun.) on a mass relay, set up stuffs, and have fun. =D