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Debris objects in orbit include spent upper stages
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About space debris

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ESA Space Environment Report 2024

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The growing problem of space debris
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Technological ‘to-do list’ to reach Zero Debris created

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Space Debris: Is it a Crisis? [Trailer]

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German laser ranging company receives ESA innovation award

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Space Safety for the Moon

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ESA Space Debris project - Draco
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Draco mission made for destruction

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Final data captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite
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Sentinel-1B journeys back to Earth

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Cluster satellite reenters Earth's atmosphere
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Goodnight, Cluster: brilliant end to trailblazing mission

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Cluster satellite reenters Earth's atmosphere

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Cluster satellite reenters Earth's atmosphere
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Cluster reentry explained: world's first targeted reentry

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Cluster’s Salsa satellite primed to reenter and break up

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ESA satellite returns to Earth – ERS-2 reentry

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ERS-2 reentry – how and why is it happening?

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ERS-2 reentry – how and why is it happening?
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Zero Debris key visual
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ESA Space Debris Mitigation Requirements

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    Satellites vs Debris

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    What are satellites up against when it comes to space debris?
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    Falling to Earth takes a long time

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    Satellites and debris take a long time to return
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    The cost of avoiding collision

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    Collision avoidance: what's the cost?
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    We're launching more than ever

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    Launch rates are dramatically increasing
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    The role of reentries

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    Using reentries to clean up
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    The history of space debris creation

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    Learning lessons from the past on space debris
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    The impact of space debris

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    How much damage can debris do?
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    Space debris and human spaceflight

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    How at risk are space explorers from passing debris?
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    The long-term sustainability of space

    07/04/2021 6943 views 77 likes
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    How do we tackle the debris problem, to secure the sustainability of space long term?

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Debris objects in orbit include spent upper stages
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About space debris

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Space debris by the numbers

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Model representing the space debris environment
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Analysis and prediction

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TIRA radar
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Scanning and observing

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GOCE reenters atmosphere
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Reentry and collision avoidance

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Assisting reentry for Aeolus
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Mitigating space debris generation

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Process of capture
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Active debris removal

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Hypervelocity Impact
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Hypervelocity impacts and protecting spacecraft

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The growing problem of space debris
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ESA’s Zero Debris approach

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1st Zero Debris Charter Co-Development Workshop held in Paris
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The Zero Debris Charter

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ESA 2019 report on space debris - evolution in all orbits

ESA Space Environment Report

The latest ESA Space Environment Report (PDF)

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Space Debris FAQ: Frequently asked questions

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Time to Act

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Holger Krag, head of ESA Space Debris Office

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ESA Space Debris brochure (2017; PDF)

ESA Space Debris brochure (2017; PDF)

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ESA 2019 report on space debris - evolution in all orbits

ESA Space Environment Report

The latest ESA Space Environment Report (PDF)

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Reducing debris creation

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Space Debris User Portal

Space Debris User Portal

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DISCOSweb

DISCOSweb

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ESA reentry predictions

ESA reentry predictions

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Blue Dot poster collection

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Space debris

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Collision warning

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Clean space

Clean space

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Boosting sustainability

Boosting sustainability

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Protecting our Pale Blue Dot

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Earth seen from NASA's Apollo 11 and ESA's Cassini
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Protecting our Pale Blue Dot

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The story so far

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Earthrise seen from Apollo 11
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Plans for the future

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