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Template:Cell styleAn informational catalog, or several catalogs, about Space debris.

Orbital box score

The orbital box score is a measurement used by NASA to keep track of how many pieces of trackable debris have been produced by the different space powers.[1] These are the most recent scores as of July 4, 2007.[2]

Country/Organization Payloads Rocket Bodies & Debris Total
CIS 1362 2919 4281
US 1069 3120 4189
China 62 2234 2296
France 45 316 361
Japan 101 73 174
India 33 106 139
ESA 37 36 73
Other 386 55 441
Total 3095 8859 11954

References

  1. de Selding, Peter. Orbital Debris a Growing Problem with No End in Sight, Space News, 31 July 2006. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  2. ["NASA Orbital Debris Program Office"] (July 2007). "Orbital Box Score". Space Debris Quarterly News 11 (3): 10. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.