Space debris

defunct artificial object or collection of such objects in space

alleged Earth satellite of extraterrestrial origin

sports car launched into space in 2018

experimental space-based radio communication project

thumb|200px|S-IVB stage of Apollo 17. The one used for Apollo 12 is of identical type.

area in the southern Pacific Ocean where spacecraft have been routinely deposited

Soviet artificial satellite destroyed by ASAT missile

guiding principle in the design of an interplanetary mission, aiming to prevent biological contamination of both the target celestial body and the Earth

tiny near-Earth asteroid or artificial object

WT1190F (9U01FF6, UDA34A3, or UW8551D) was a small temporary satellite of Earth that impacted Earth on 13 November 2015 at 06:18:21.7 (± 0.1 seconds) UTC. It is thought to have been space debris from the trans-lunar injection stage of the 1998 Lunar Prospector mission. It was first discovered on 18 February 2013 by the Catalina Sky Survey. It was then lost, and reacquired on 29 November 2013. It was again discovered on 3 October 2015 by astronomer Rose Garcia with the Catalina Sky Survey 60-inch telescope, and the object was soon identified to be the same as the two objects previously sig

6Q0B44E, sometimes abbreviated to B44E, is a small object that was discovered orbiting Earth outside the orbit of the Moon in August 2006. It was observed until March 2007, at which point it was lost. It is likely, though unproven, that the same object was re-discovered as XL8D89E, which was observed between 2015 and 2018.

european Space Agency observatory

space debris with spectral characteristics similar to a rocket body

biological contamination of a planetary body by a space probe or spacecraft

The ClearSpace-1 (ClearSpace One) mission is an ESA Space debris removal mission led by ClearSpace SA, a Swiss startup company. The mission's objective is to remove the PROBA-1 satellite from orbit. The mission aims to demonstrate technologies for rendezvous, capture, and deorbit for end-of-life satellites and to build a path to space junk remediation. Destructive reentry will destroy both the captured satellite and itself. It is expected to launch in 2028. thumb|300x300px|Proposed ESA Space Safety Fleet, 2025

European Space Agency program

surveillance from and of the outer space environment

inter-agency space debris coordination committee