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===Major types of space debris=== | |||
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==Important satellites== | ==Other related topics== | ||
===Important satellites at risk from debris impacts=== | |||
{{r|International Space Station}} | {{r|International Space Station}} | ||
{{r|Space Shuttle}} | {{r|Space Shuttle program}} | ||
{{r|Hubble Space Telescope}} | {{r|Hubble Space Telescope}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 20 October 2024
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Parent Topics
- Satellite [r]: An object that travels in orbit around a more massive body. [e]
- Earth orbit [r]: The path traveled by objects in space around the earth, and the general region surrounding these paths. [e]
Subtopics
Major types of space debris
- Rocket [r]: A vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by ejection of a fast moving fluid from a rocket engine. [e]
- Satellite [r]: An object that travels in orbit around a more massive body. [e]
- Slag [r]: The by-product of smelting ore to purify metals. [e]
- Paint [r]: A liquid, liquifiable, or mastic composition which after application to a substrate in a thin layer is converted to an opaque solid film. [e]
- NaK Coolant [r]: An alloy of Sodium (Na) and Potassium (K) used as coolant in Russian RORSAT nuclear satellites. [e]
Important satellites at risk from debris impacts
- International Space Station [r]: A space station currently in earth orbit assembled collaboratively by the space agencies of many nations. [e]
- Space Shuttle program [r]: The current US manned space program which began with its first flight, STS-1, on April 12, 1981; also known as the Space Transportation System. [e]
- Hubble Space Telescope [r]: A telescope in orbit around the Earth that has made many important astronomical observations. [e]