Space debris/Related Articles: Difference between revisions

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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Space debris.

See also changes related to Space debris, or pages that link to Space debris or to this page or whose text contains "Space debris".

Satellite [r]: An object that travels in orbit around a more massive body. ^[e]
Earth orbit [r]: The path traveled by objects in space around the earth, and the general region surrounding these paths. ^[e]

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]

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-==Terminology==
+==Parent Topics==
-* [[Satellite]]s are objects that travel around a more massive body.
+{{r|Satellite}}
-* An [[orbit]] is the path a satellite takes around its parent body.
+{{r|Earth orbit}}
-==Major sources of space debris==
+==Subtopics==
-* [[Rocket]] upper stages
+===Major types of space debris===
-* Defunct [[satellite]]s
+{{r|Rocket}}
-* [[Slag]] from solid rocket motors
+{{r|Satellite}}
-* [[Paint]] flakes
+{{r|Slag}}
-* [[NaK]] coolant from [[RORSAT]] [[nuclear powered]] satellites
+{{r|Paint}}
+{{r|NaK Coolant}}
-==Important satellites==
+==Other related topics==
-* [[International Space Station]]
+===Important satellites at risk from debris impacts===
-* [[Space Shuttle]] (when in orbit)
+{{r|International Space Station}}
-* [[Hubble Space Telescope]]
+{{r|Space Shuttle program}}
+{{r|Hubble Space Telescope}}
+==Articles related by keyphrases (Bot populated)==