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Space debris populations seen from outside geosynchronous orbit (GEO). Note the two primary debris fields, the ring of objects in GEO, and the cloud of objects in low earth orbit (LEO).

Space debris, also known as orbital debris, space junk, and space waste, is the collection of objects in orbit around Earth that were created by humans but no longer serve any useful purpose. These objects consist of everything from spent rocket stages and defunct satellites to erosion, explosion and collision fragments. As the orbits of these objects often overlap the trajectories of newer objects, debris is a potential collision risk to operational spacecraft.

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• Related: Near-Earth object, Liability Convention, Planetes, Spacecraft cemetery

NASA Orbital Debris Program Office NASA Orbital Debris Program Office www.orbitaldebris.jsc.nasa.gov - Web

ESA Space Debris Office ESA Space Debris Office www.esa.int/esaMI/Space_Debris/SEMCIL05VQF_0.html - Web

"Space: the final junkyard" "Space: the final junkyard" www.eagletv.co.uk/home/space.htm - Web

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Would a Saturn-like ring system around planet Eart... Would a Saturn-like ring system around planet Earth remain stable? www.astroscience.org/abdul-ahad/earth-ring-dynamics.htm - Web

EISACT Space Debris during the international polar... EISACT Space Debris during the international polar year www.sgo.fi/~jussi/spade/ipy/index.html - Web

Intro to mathematical modeling of space debris flu... Intro to mathematical modeling of space debris flux lasp.colorado.edu/~lix/class/asen5335/hw6.html - Web

SOCRATES: A free daily service predicting close en... SOCRATES: A free daily service predicting close encounters on orbit between satellites and debris orbiting Earth celestrak.com/SOCRATES - Web

A summary of current space debris by type and orbi... A summary of current space debris by type and orbit www.theglobaleducationproject.org/earth/global-ecology.php#8 - Web

Space Junk Space Junk www.astronomycast.com/.../ - Web

Paul Maley's Satellite Page - Space debris (with p... Paul Maley's Satellite Page - Space debris (with photos) www.eclipsetours.com/sat/debris.html - Web

Space Debris Illustrated: The Problem in Pictures Space Debris Illustrated: The Problem in Pictures www.universetoday.com/.../ - Web

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PACA: Space Debris PACA: Space Debris www.pacaspacedebris.com - Web

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