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Revision as of 09:17, 21 July 2007
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Terminology
- Satellites are objects that travel around a more massive body.
- An orbit is the path a satellite takes around its parent body.
Major sources of space debris
- Rocket upper stages
- Defunct satellites
- Slag from solid rocket motors
- Paint flakes
- NaK coolant from RORSAT nuclear powered satellites
Important satellites
- International Space Station
- Space Shuttle (when in orbit)
- Hubble Space Telescope