The graphs below are computer-generated images of the low-Earth orbit objects currently being tracked. Orbital debris points are scaled to the image size of the chart and not to Earth to optimize their visibility. (Courtesy: NASA ODPO)
A “worst-case scenario” was foiled when two large chunks of space debris narrowly missed each other on Friday. Aslan Laboratories.
The debris also includes the defunct satellite, LeoLabs said. universe 2361 and an SL-8 rocket body, two of the numerous space debris currently in low Earth orbit.
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According to this NASAlow Earth orbit (or LEO) objects include objects orbiting our planet at an altitude of 1,200 miles (2,000 km) or less.
On Friday, the Cosmos 2381 and SL-8 rocket body nearly collided at an altitude of about 611 miles (984 km).
An image showing two large, invalid objects in LEO narrowly missing each other on January 27, 2023. Each row represents the paths of an SL-8 rocket body (16511) and a Cosmos 2361 (25590) satellite.
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LeoLabs determined that the two pieces of space debris missed each other by about 20 feet (6 meters), with a margin of error of only a few tens of meters.
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“We have designated this type of collision between two huge abandoned objects as a ‘worst-case scenario’ because it is largely beyond our control and will likely cause a ripple effect of dangerous collision encounters,” LeoLabs said. chirp.
They said that if the Cosmos 2381 and SL-8 rocket bodies were to collide, the collision would have resulted in thousands of new pieces of debris that would remain for decades.
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This close collision is important because it shows how much space debris is floating in low Earth orbit.
According to LeoLabs, a layer of LEO only about 62 miles thick It includes an estimated 160 SL-8 rocket bodies deployed 20 years ago and their 160 payloads.
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LeoLabs said this “bad neighborhood” in LEO is located between altitudes of 950 to 1050 km and remains a hotspot for debris collisions.
Astronaut Randy Bresnik participates in a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The ISS is located in low Earth orbit.
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These collisions and close encounters in LEO continue to be on the minds of many.
Because in addition to being filled with unused space debris, lion territory It is considered close enough for Soil For convenient transportation, communications, observation and resupply, according to NASA.
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Actually, where is LEO International Space station currently in orbit and where many proposed future platforms are located.
