Orbital space debris can be defined as dead satellites, discarded rocket parts, or simply flecks of paint or other small objects orbiting the earth. It is simply space junk, but junk that can be extremely dangerous to space assets. Most of the debris concerns are associated with satellites and manned space missions in Low-Earth orbit (LEO). LEO extends out to about 5,000 kilometers from the earths equator.1 There are two other bands of orbits that contain satellites. The first, Geosynchronous-Earth orbit (GEO) is the outer most band and extends out to approximately 35,888 kilometers.


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    Title :

    Catastrophe on the Horizon: A Scenario-Based Future Effect of Orbital Space Debris


    Contributors:
    J. Donahue (author)

    Publication date :

    2010


    Size :

    41 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English