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Revision as of 13:02, 27 August 2007
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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]
Major Debris Creation Events
- Orbit [r]: A (nearly) closed or repeating path [1] traveled by one object around another due to the force of gravity. Orbits are approximately elliptical in shape, and can be very nearly circular. (A circle is a special case of an ellipse, where the ellipse has an eccentricity of zero.) [e]
Important satellites
- International Space Station [r]: A space station currently in earth orbit assembled collaboratively by the space agencies of many nations. [e]
- Space Shuttle [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Hubble Space Telescope [r]: A telescope in orbit around the Earth that has made many important astronomical observations. [e]